privy council

English

Etymology

From Middle English prive + council.

Noun

privy council (plural privy councils)

  1. A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.
  2. The British Privy Council.

Derived terms

Translations
body of advisors to a sovereign

Further reading
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