privy council

English

Etymology

From Middle English prive (“secret, private, confidential”) + counseil.

Noun

privy council (plural privy councils)

  1. A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.

Derived terms

Translations

body of advisors to a sovereign

Further reading

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