adjective
- having knowledge of something secret or private
Usage: formal
noun
- an outdoor toilet, especially one without plumbing
Usage: dated
Examples
- Only a few advisors were privy to the president’s plans.
- She was privy to confidential information about the merger.
- The committee members were privy to details not shared with the public.
- He wasn’t privy to their private conversations.
- The old farmhouse still had a privy behind the barn.
- Before indoor plumbing, most homes had a privy in the backyard.