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1. A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
   - outhouse, earth-closet, jakes

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"

Derived forms: privies

See also: informed, private

Type of: outbuilding

Encyclopedia: Privy