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1. Hidden from general view or use
   "a privy place to rest and think";
   - secluded, secret
    
2. (followed by 'to') informed about something secret or not generally known
   "privy to the details of the conspiracy"

1. An outdoor building with an (often primitive) toilet
   - outhouse, earth-closet, jakes [archaic]

Derived forms: privies

See also: informed, private

Type of: outbuilding

Encyclopedia: Privy