Dictionary

privy council en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English prive (“secret, private, confidential”) + counseil.

Meanings

1. A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.

Forms

Deriveds

privy councillor

Translations (15)

ru та́йный сове́т (body of advisors to a sovereign) · my ဗြဲတိုက် (body of advisors to a sovereign) · ja 枢密院 (body of advisors to a sovereign) · el ανακτοβούλιο (body of advisors to a sovereign) · pl tajna rada (body of advisors to a sovereign) · id dewan penasihat (body of advisors to a sovereign) · cmn 樞密院 /枢密院 (body of advisors to a sovereign) · ko 추밀원 (body of advisors to a sovereign) · mi Kaunihera Motuhake a te Kīngi (body of advisors to a sovereign) · id dewan pertimbangan (body of advisors to a sovereign) · fi salaneuvosto (body of advisors to a sovereign) · es consejo privado (body of advisors to a sovereign) · fr conseil privé (body of advisors to a sovereign) · it consiglio privato (body of advisors to a sovereign) · it consiglio segreto (body of advisors to a sovereign)