/priv"ee/ , adj., privier, priviest , n. , pl. privies .
adj.
1. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to ): Many persons were privy to the plot.
2. private; assigned to private uses.
3. belonging or pertaining to some particular person, esp. with reference to a sovereign.
4. secret, concealed, hidden, or secluded.
5. acting or done in secret.
n.
6. outhouse (def. 1).
7. Law. a person participating directly in or having a derivative interest in a legal transaction.
[ 1175-1225; ME prive privatus PRIVATE ]