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(), n.; pl. Privities (-tz). [From Privy, a.: cf. F. privaut extreme familiarity.] 1. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. Chaucer. I will unto you, in privity, discover . . . my purpose. Spenser. 2. Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence. All the doors were laid open for his departure, not without the privity of the Prince of Orange. Swift. 3. A private matter or business; a secret. Chaucer. 4. pl. The genitals; the privates. 5. (Law) A connection, or bond of union, between parties, as to some particular transaction; mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property. スポンサード リンク
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