How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Privities — Privity Priv i*ty, n.; pl. {Privities} ( t[i^]z). [From {Privy}, a.: cf. F. privaut[ e] extreme familiarity.] [1913 Webster] 1. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I will unto you, in privity, discover . . . my purpose. Spenser … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
privities — noun The genitals … Wiktionary
privities — priv·i·ty || prɪvÉ™tɪ n. secret, confidential information; knowledge of confidential information; complex relations between individuals involved in a legal transaction (Law); privacy … English contemporary dictionary
Privity — Priv i*ty, n.; pl. {Privities} ( t[i^]z). [From {Privy}, a.: cf. F. privaut[ e] extreme familiarity.] [1913 Webster] 1. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] I will unto you, in privity, discover . . . my purpose. Spenser. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Babur — Infobox Monarch name = Babur title = Mughal Emperor of India al ṣultānu l ʿazam wa l ḫāqān al mukkarram pādshāh e ghāzī caption = Portrait of Babur reign = 30 April 1526 – 26 December 1530 coronation = Not formally crowned othertitles = Founder… … Wikipedia
privity — /priv i tee/, n., pl. privities. 1. private or secret knowledge. 2. participation in the knowledge of something private or secret, esp. as implying concurrence or consent. 3. Law. the relation between privies. 4. Obs. privacy. [1175 1225; ME… … Universalium
privity — noun /ˈpɹɪvɪti/ a) Privacy, secrecy. Him oft and oft I askt in priuitie, / Of what loines and what lignage I did spring [...]. b) The genitals. Having ended the delights of nature, they were wont to wipe their privities with perfumed wooll … Wiktionary
old hat — (adj.) out of date, first recorded 1911. As a noun phrase, however, it had different sense previously. The Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1796) defines it as, a woman s privities, because frequently felt … Etymology dictionary
private parts — the human genitalia Those not normally exposed to public gaze. Also as privates: No more private selves, no more private corners in society, no more private properties, no more private acts. No more private parts, said Barbara.… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
privity — [ prɪvɪti] noun (plural privities) Law a relation between two parties that is recognized by law, e.g. that of blood, lease, or service. Origin ME: from OFr. privete, from med. L. privitas, from L. privus private … English new terms dictionary
