privy in English

adjective
1
sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private).
he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts
synonyms:in the know aboutacquainted within oninformed ofadvised ofapprised ofwise tocognizant of
noun
1
a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building; outhouse.
It was just as well that the neighbours were so friendly as some of the outside loos - or privies - had two and four holes in them, allowing several people to go to the loo at the same time.
2
a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing.
As such the Defendants are privies in title of the covenantors and bound by the estoppel which bound them.
adjective
  • in the know aboutacquainted within oninformed ofadvised ofapprised ofwise tocognizant of
  • secludedsecret
noun

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1. What is the definition of Privy Councilship? What is the meaning of Privy Councilship? How do you use Privy Councilship in a sentence? What are synonyms for Privy Councilship?

2. 2 I wasn't privy to the negotiations.

3. 7 The privy fell forward, landing door-down.

4. 8 She spat into the grass outside the privy.

5. Conscience, noun [Latin , to know, to be privy to.]

6. Each campsite had an outdoor privy, rustic but clean.

7. Lurking on the sidelines, privy to family squabbles.

8. 4 Colby was privy to the committee's decisions.

9. 9 Each campsite had an outdoor privy, rustic but clean.

10. At succession, the privy council would name an heir, not parliament.

11. 10 He was sworn of the Privy Council in 190

12. Bog, or Bog-house, a privy as distinguished from a water-closet

13. In 1895 he became a genrō, and chairman of the Privy Council.

14. The new constitution, which the emperor promulgated on 11 February 1889, briefly mentioned the Privy Council in Chapter 4, Article 56: "The Privy Councilors shall, in accordance with the provisions for the organization of the Privy Council, deliberate upon important matters of State when they have been consulted by the Emperor."

15. 29 It is a soiled and puckered hem, the golden treasury's privy purse.

16. He was President of the Privy Council from 1893–94 and 1905–22.

17. 24 In July, for example, five Catholics were appointed to the Privy Council.

18. The Privy Council is claiming... the remnants who escaped are behind this

19. They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.

20. By order of the Privy Council, the bridge must be cleared immediately!

21. 5 She was not privy to any information contained in the letters.

22. 6 Only three people, including a policeman,[www.Sentencedict.com] will be privy to the facts.

23. 22 His access to patronage, too, was gained through privy Seal connections.

24. It is a soiled and puckered hem, the golden treasury's privy purse.

25. 17 Here he was, a civilian, suddenly being made privy to enormous affairs of state.

26. In the boarding house he had lived in there was a privy in the backyard.

27. They are also accountable to the Prime Minister through the Clerk of the Privy Council.

28. The Privy Council immediately proclaimed the Elector of Hanover King George I of England.

29. 16 Secondly, she would not be privy to any information contained in those letters.

30. At William's instructions, the Privy Council budgeted less than £30,000 for the coronation.

31. Apart from these constitutionally mandated functions the privy councillors also perform other duties.

32. 30 I was replacing a Framus flat-top, built like a brick privy.

33. 1 They were accused of being privy to the plot against the king.

34. 19 He recounted secret Privy Council discussions and acted as go-between in Anglican-dissenter negotiations.

35. 27 In the boarding house he had lived in there was a privy in the backyard.

36. At the very least I 'm privy to the richly flavorful lives of my clients .

37. Haven't you convinced the Privy Council to crown James of Scotland the next king?

38. Essex could not, unfortunately remain in the Privy Council while he is in Ireland.

39. Taking advantage of James's rebounding popularity, Charles invited him back onto the privy council in 1684.

40. In 1918, he gained a seat in the Privy Council of King Vajiravudh (or Rama VI).

41. Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 16

42. Burah [3], where the word Constitutionality was first taken under concern by the privy council

43. During the author's lifetime "The Privy Councillor" was translated into German, Slovak and Czech languages.

44. When things had settled, the Norwegian Privy Council was abolished—it assembled for the last time in 1537.

45. The Clerk of the Privy Council made deputy heads accountable for progress in all federal departments and agencies.

46. Deputy ministers are accountable to ministers and, through the clerk of the Privy Council, the prime minister.

47. 26 There are parts of my life, my dear Malcolm, that even you are not privy to.

48. 11 On the left was the privy, covered by a curtain which hung from a metal rod.

49. The Queen's consent was declared to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom on 14 March 2018.

50. Towards the end of World War II, he emerged from retirement to serve as a Privy Councilor.