Definitions
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- n. A body of advisers to a sovereign functioning much as a cabinet.
- n. The British Privy Council.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by the king or queen.
- n. See under Privy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
Etymologies
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Middle English prive + council
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