Priv·y, n.; pl. Privies
1. Law A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest derived from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished from party.
2. A necessary house or place for performing excretory functions in private; an outhouse; a backhouse.
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