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privy<br />

immune; licensed, empowered, admitted, permitted, sanctioned,<br />

authorized, enfranchised, chartered: This is a privileged<br />

institution as far as the dispensation of grants is concerned. 3<br />

powerful, ruling; wealthy, rich: He despised the privileged<br />

class till he became wealthy enough to be a member of it. 4<br />

confidential, secret, private, privy, inside, off the record,<br />

not for publication, restricted, Colloq hush-hush: What I am<br />

about to tell you is privileged information.<br />

adj. 1 See privileged, 4, above. 2 privy to. aware of, in on,<br />

on to or onto, sharing (in), cognizant of, apprised of, informed<br />

or advised about or of, informed on, knowledgeable about, Colloq<br />

in the know about, Slang hip to, wise to, Old-fashioned hep to:<br />

Was the minister's wife privy to what was discussed at cabinet<br />

meetings?<br />

--n. 3 lavatory, (outside or outdoor) toilet, latrine,<br />

water-closet, WC, US outhouse, Colloq chiefly Brit loo, Slang<br />

Brit bog, US crapper, Taboo slang US shithouse: In those days,<br />

almost every home had an outside privy, as there was no interior<br />

plumbing.<br />

prize° n. 1 reward, award, trophy, premium; honour, accolade, Literary<br />

guerdon: The first prize was a week's holiday in the Bahamas.<br />

2 winnings, jackpot, purse, receipts, gain, windfall, stakes,<br />

Colloq haul, Chiefly US take: He used his prize from winning<br />

the lottery to buy a new car. 3 aim, goal: The prize they all<br />

strove for was a grant to carry on lexicographic research. 4<br />

loot, booty, spoil(s), trophy, plunder, pickings: The pirates<br />

took the galleon as their prize.<br />

--adj. 5 choice, excellent, (prize)winning, best, champion,<br />

outstanding, select, superior, superlative, first-rate: This<br />

dairy owns a prize herd of Guernseys.<br />

prizeý v. value, treasure, esteem, cherish, appreciate, rate highly,<br />

hold dear: I prize your friendship above all things.<br />

probability<br />

n. likelihood, likeliness, odds, expectation, chance(s),<br />

(distinct) possibility, presumption: There is a high<br />

probability that it will rain.

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