Definition of Privies. Meaning of Privies. Synonyms of Privies

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Definition of Privies

Privies
Privy Priv"y, n.; pl. Privies. 1. (Law) A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party. --Burrill. Wharton. 2. A necessary house or place; a backhouse.

Meaning of Privies from wikipedia

- other names. Privy may also refer to: Privy council, a body that advises the head of state Privy mark, a small mark in the design of a coin Privy Purse, the...
- bottle manufacturing, privies were only incidental or sporadic dumping spots for bottles, kitchen garbage and other refuse. Some privies were never used for...
- A privy council is a body that advises a head of state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The term "privy" (from French...
- The Privy Council, formally His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its members...
- A privy seal is the personal seal of a reigning monarch, used to authenticate official do****ents of a personal nature, in contrast to a great seal, which...
- A privy chamber was the private apartment of a royal residence in England. The Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber were noble-born servants to the Crown who...
- The Lord Privy Seal (or, more formally, the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal) is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking...
- The Privy Purse is the British sovereign's private income, mostly from the Duchy of Lancaster. This amounted to £20.1 million in net income for the year...
- Privy Circle (formerly Privy.net) is a community of global influencers[clarification needed] located throughout the Asia and Pacific regions. It was founded...
- A privy mark was originally a small mark or differentiation in the design of a coin for the purpose of identifying the mint, moneyer, some other aspect...