Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

privy council

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
privy -coun-cil
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

privy councils (plural)

Phrases

privy councillor

Questions

What does privy council mean?
A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.
Where does privy council come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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