Definitions for privity
ˈprɪv ɪ tipriv·i·ty

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. privitynoun

   A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy scriptures.

2. privitynoun

   A private matter, a secret.

3. privitynoun

   Privacy, secrecy.

4. privitynoun

   The genitals.

5. privitynoun

   A relationship between parties seen as being a result of their mutual interest or participation in a given transaction, contract etc.

6. Etymology: From priveté, privitee et al., priveté, from privé + -té.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Privitynoun

   Etymology: privauté, Fr. from privy.

   1. Private communication.

   I will unto you in privity discover the drift of my purpose; I mean thereby to settle an eternal peace in that country, and also to make it very profitable to her majesty. Edmund Spenser.

   2. Consciousness; joint knowledge; private concurrence.

   The authority of higher powers have force even in these things which are done without their privity, and are of mean reckoning. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 7.

   Upon this French going out, took he upon him,
   Without the privity o’ th’ king, t’ appoint
   Who should attend him? William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   All the doors were laid open for his departure, not without the privity of the prince of Orange, concluding that the kingdom might better be settled in his absence. Jonathan Swift.

   3. [In the plural.] Secret parts.

   Few of them have any thing to cover their privities. George Abbot.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Privity

   Privity is the legal term for a close, mutual, or successive relationship to the same right of property or the power to enforce a promise or warranty. It is an important concept in contract law.

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1. Privityadjective

   privacy; secrecy; confidence

2. Privityadjective

   private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a private concern; cognizance implying consent or concurrence

3. Privityadjective

   a private matter or business; a secret

4. Privityadjective

   the genitals; the privates

5. Privityadjective

   a connection, or bond of union, between parties, as to some particular transaction; mutual or successive relationship to the same rights of property

6. Etymology: [From Privy, a.: cf. F. privaut extreme familiarity.]

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1. Privity

   Privity is the legal term for a close, mutual, or successive relationship to the same right of property or the power to enforce a promise or warranty. It is an important concept in contract law.

How to pronounce privity?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of privity in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of privity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Privity
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=privity
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privity
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privity
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=privity