If you're privy to something, you've been let in on a secret or know about something that most people don't. ... The adjective privy comes from the Latin privatus, meaning “private,” and describes someone who has knowledge of secret or confidential information.
What does privy to information mean?
: allowed to know about (something secret) I wasn't privy to their plans.
How do you use privy in a sentence?
Privy in a Sentence ?
- The psychologist is privy to his patient's thoughts and emotions.
- Since I am quite young, I am not privy to my parents' intimate conversations.
- Janice cannot be privy to my conversation with Beth because she tells everything she hears.
