The Only Use of
privy
in
Animal Farm
- A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries.
p. 97.7privy = informed about something secret
Definitions:
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(1)
(privy as in: privy to her real identity) informed about something secret or not generally known
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, privy can refer to a hidden place, outhouse, or toilet.