Privy

Connected with; concerned with; private. Privy verdict: a verdict given privily to the judge out of court, but of no force unless afterwards affirmed by a verdict in open court.

In English law

Privy council: the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers, and other persons chosen by the king or queen as privy councillors, the judicial committee of which formerly ac Led as a court of ultimate appeal in various cases. Privy seal: a seal psed in making- out grants or lettera patent, preparatory to their passing under the great seal. Privy signet: the signet or seal first used in making out grants and letters patent, and always in the custody of the principal secretary of state.