Privy

Privy may refer to:

  • Privy council
  • Privy purse
  • Privy mark, a small mark in the design of a coin
  • A garderobe
  • An outhouse, a small structure (holding a single person, and freestanding) for defecation and urination
  • Privity

Famous quotes containing the word privy:

    “Before me you are a slug in the sun. You are privy to a great becoming and you recognize nothing. You are an ant in the afterbirth. It is in your nature to do one thing correctly: tremble.”
    —Michael Mann, U.S. screenwriter. Frances Dollarhyde, aka “The Tooth Fairy” (Tom Noonan)