priv·i·ty (pr v -t )n. pl. priv·i·ties 1. Knowledge of something private or secret shared between individuals, especially with the implication of approval or consent. 2. Law a. A relation between parties that is held to be sufficiently close and direct to support a legal claim on behalf of or against another person with whom this relation exists. b. A successive or mutual interest in or relationship to the same property. [Middle English privete, secrecy, privacy, from Old French, from Medieval Latin pr  vit s, from Latin prvus, single, alone; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] |
privity [ˈprɪvɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Law) a legally recognized relationship existing between two parties, such as that between lessor and lessee and between the parties to a contract privity of estate privity of contract
2. secret knowledge that is shared
[from Old French priveté]
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