Definition of Privity
Priv´i`ty
Pronunciation:
~tĭz
n.
1.
1.
Privacy
;
secrecy
;
confidence
.
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
.
4.
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
.
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