[ˈprɪvi], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private)
(e.g: he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts)

- hidden; secret
(e.g: a privy place)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘belonging to one's own private circle’): from Old French prive ‘private’ (also used as a noun meaning ‘private place’ and ‘familiar friend’), from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’ (see private)

[ˈprɪvi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a toilet located in a small shed outside a house or other building

- a person having a part or interest in any action, matter, or thing


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘belonging to one's own private circle’): from Old French prive ‘private’ (also used as a noun meaning ‘private place’ and ‘familiar friend’), from Latin privatus ‘withdrawn from public life’ (see private)