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insider trading
insider trading stock market transactions made with knowledge of nonpublic information about corporate activity. In the United States, it has been illegal since 1934. The Securities and Exchange Commission regards it as unfair to investors who are not privy to such information. Several insider tr... Read more
Henry Howard Northampton, earl of
Henry Howard Northampton, earl of , 1540-1614, English courtier; son of the poet, Henry Howard, earl of Surrey; member of the powerful Howard family. His public career under Elizabeth I was marked by a charge of intrigue with Mary Queen of Scots and imprisonment (1583-85) for suspected heresy and ... Read more
Robert Hugh Benson
Robert Hugh Benson 1871-1914, English author and clergyman; 4th son of Archbishop Benson . He was converted to Roman Catholicism in 1903 and ordained the next year. In 1911, as a monsignor, he became privy chamberlain to Pope Pius X. His works include the novels By What Authority? (1904) and Ri... Read more
Thomas Hoccleve
Thomas Hoccleve , c.1368-c.1450, English poet, an imitator of Chaucer. He was a clerk in the office of the Privy Seal. His longest work, The Regiment of Princes, a didactic poem on the virtues and vices of a ruler, was addressed to the future King Henry V. Hoccleve's main importance is historical.... Read more
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore
George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore c.1580-1632, colonizer. In 1606 he became private secretary to Sir Robert Cecil, then a secretary of state. His advance was rapid. In 1609 he became a member of Parliament, in 1613 clerk of the privy council, and in 1619 secretary of state and a member of the pri... Read more
John Erskine Mar, 2d (or 7th) earl of
John Erskine Mar, 2d (or 7th) earl of 1558-1634, Scottish nobleman; son of the 1st (or 6th) earl. In 1578 he was persuaded by James Douglas, 4th earl of Morton , to assert his claims to Stirling Castle and the guardianship of the young James VI (later James I of England). Mar emerged in control ... Read more
Sir Nicholas Bacon
Sir Nicholas Bacon 1509-79, English jurist. Called to the bar in 1533, he was made attorney of the court of wards and liveries in 1546 and, although a staunch Protestant, held this office through the reign of Mary I. On the accession (1558) of Elizabeth I, he was appointed lord keeper of the privy ... Read more
British North America Act
British North America Act law passed by the British Parliament in 1867 that provided for the unification of the Canadian provinces into the dominion of Canada. Until 1982 the act also functioned as the constitution of Canada. The act enumerated the powers of the provincial legislatures and gave the... Read more
John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran , 1750-1817, Irish statesman and orator. He became the best-known trial lawyer in Dublin when he was still very young and entered the Irish Parliament in 1783. He fought for Catholic Emancipation and vigorously opposed the repressive policy of the British government in Ireland.... Read more
Sir John Harington
Sir John Harington 1560?-1612, English author. He spent most of his career at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, where he became known for his indelicate humor. His Rabelaisian Metamorphosis of Ajax (1596; ed. by E. S. Donno, 1961) uses ornate style and classical allusions to discuss at length the c... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "privy"

Privy Council
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PRIVY COUNCIL The Privy Council is the British Crown's private council. It is composed of...seventeenth century and has largely been replaced by the Cabinet. The Privy Council derived from the King's Council, which was created during...
privy council
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History privy council, the main executive and administrative...administration under instruction from the monarch's privy council in London. It often had over 20...in of the chief governor. In 1560 the privy council acquired a seal, the signet of Ireland...
lord privy seal
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History lord privy seal. The privy seal developed early in the 13th cent. when the use of the great seal...cumbersome or the king was travelling. From 1275 there was a keeper of the privy seal and the office was upgraded in 1487 when Bishop Foxe was designated...
Privy
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law PRIVY One who has a direct, successive...interest in a matter; private. Privy refers to a person in privity with...direct relationship with another. Privies in blood are the heirs of an ancestor. Privies in estate are people who succeed...
Anna (Russia) (1693–1740, Ruled 1730–1740)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...candidates. Under the guidance of the Supreme Privy Council, a largely aristocratic body established...terms under which she would reign. The Privy Council had prevailed upon her to accept...and this larger group prevailed upon the Privy Council to assemble groups to discuss the...
Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Lord
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...knighted in 1551, and became a member of the Privy Council (and the principal secretary...was a key link between Elizabeth and her Privy Council: this meant hard administrative...the Congregation in Scotland. Like his Privy Council colleagues, Cecil wanted Elizabeth...
Poynings's Law
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...proposed draft bills. The king and English privy council sent back a licence to hold parliament...controversy. In 1662, for example, the Irish privy council, in response to some ill‐...Irish parliament should be convened and the privy council's right to veto any measures...
Éboli, Ruy Gómez De Silva, Prince of (c. 1516–1573)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...attained the office of sumiller de corps (privy steward) in the household reorganization...since it seems that no one has ever been so privy with a prince of such great power." While...from public governmental prominence to his privy position in the household, and he was...
sole right
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...rejected a money bill drawn up by the Irish privy council . This unexpected self‐...Commons accepted a token money bill from the privy council, but brought forward its own heads...amendments to such bills by the English or Irish privy council caused occasional resentment...
Kiichiro Hiranuma, Baron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Hiranuma was vice-president of the privy council. He influenced Japan's withdrawal...1936, Hiranuma became president of the privy council. He was prime minister for eight...continued to serve as president of the privy council, was home minister in 1940, and...

Dictionary entries related to "privy"

lord privy seal
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History lord privy seal The privy seal developed early in the 13th cent. when the use of the great seal was too cumbersome. From 1275 there was a keeper of the privy seal and the office was upgraded in 1487 when Bishop Foxe was designated...
Privy Council
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History PRIVY COUNCIL PRIVY COUNCIL was a body of advisers who provided policy advice to the British...Crown performed all official business concerning Anglo-America at the Privy Council meetings. The council heard appeals from colonial courts, had...
privy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...privē / • adj. ( privy to ) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private): he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts. ∎  archaic hidden; secret: a privy place. • n. ( pl. priv...
Privy Council, Judicial Committee of the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Privy Council, Judicial Committee of the. See JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL .
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. A Court of Appeal established in 1833 by an Act of Parliament to regularize the extensive ecclesiastical jurisdiction...
Lords of Trade and Plantation
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...provinces outside the realm were charges of the Privy Council. Beginning in 1624, special committees advising the Privy Council directed British colonial administration...and Plantation, a body of twenty-one privy councillors, nine of whom held "the immediate...
Sanitation, Environmental
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...another ordinance decreed that certain privies that were causing an outrageous stench...the "loathsome smells" arising from privies, slaughterhouses, and the so-called...and private wells. With the contents of privies and cesspools constantly seeping into...
Appeals from Colonial Courts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Through this appellate procedure the British Privy Council sought to bring the American colonial...ministers' tenures and salaries. Although the Privy Council upheld the appeal and disallowed...authorities deliberately ignored an order of the Privy Council. BIBLIOGRAPHY Greene, Jack P...
Burghley, William Cecil, 1st Lord
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...knighted in 1551, and became a member of the Privy Council (and the principal secretary...the Congregation in Scotland. Like his Privy Council colleagues, Cecil wanted Elizabeth...patron, co‐ordinator of the Privy Council, master of the court of wards...
cabinet
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...bearers, and the most trusted members of the Privy Council, meeting as a committee in a private...taking decisions without consulting the full Privy Council. In the time of Queen ANNE it...machinery of executive government and the Privy Council became formal. From about 1717...

Thesaurus entries related to "privy"

privy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English privy • adjective phrase: privy to   not privy to his plans synonyms : acquainted with, aware of, in on, informed of, apprised of, cognizant of; inf. in the know about, clued in on.
in
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...trouble, about to be punished; informal in hot/deep water. in on  we were never in on the whole story synonyms : privy to, aware of, acquainted with, informed about/of, apprised of; informal wise to, in the know about, hip to. ins and...
inward
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English inward • adjective   1. the inward section synonyms : interior, inside, internal, inner, innermost.   2. his inward thoughts synonyms : private, personal, intimate, hidden, secret, confidential, privy. antonyms: outward; exterior; outside.
toilet
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English toilet • noun   synonyms : lavatory, bathroom, rest room, washroom, men's room, ladies' room, powder room, convenience, urinal, latrine, privy, outhouse; inf. john, can.
lavatory
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English lavatory • noun   synonyms : toilet, rest room, bathroom, public convenience, ladies' room, men's room, powder room, washroom, privy, latrine; inf. can, john, head; little girls' room, little boys' room.
inside
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...inward, on/in the inside, inmost, innermost, intramural.   2. have inside information synonyms : confidential, classified, restricted, reserved, privileged, private, internal, privy, secret, exclusive, esoteric.
intimate
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...snug; inf. comfy.   3. a diary giving intimate details synonyms : personal, private, confidential, secret, privy.   4. his intimate views synonyms : private, innermost, inmost, inner, inward, intrinsic, deep-seated, inherent...
confidential
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...restricted, unofficial, unrevealed, undisclosed, unpublished; informal hush-hush, mum; formal sub rosa; archaic privy.   2. a confidential friend synonyms : trusted, trustworthy, trusty, faithful, reliable, dependable; close...
bathroom
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...powder room, comfort station; urinal; informal facilities; little girls'/boys' room, can, john; Brit. water closet; Brit informal WC, loo, ladies'/gents'; Military latrine; Nautical head; dated commode, privy, outhouse.
outhouse
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus outhouse • noun  dozens of these families still use outhouses synonyms : privy, latrine, outdoor toilet.

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Be Privy to the latest information -- Privy Council Office launches website.
M2 Presswire; 8/30/2000; 700+ words ; ...PRESSWIRE-30 August 2000-UK Government: Be Privy to the latest information -- Privy Council Office launches website (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30082000 The Privy Council Office has swept away years of mystery...
Privy Council's days are up
Newspaper article from: The Press; 6/4/2001; 700+ words ; ...determination to end New Zealand appeals to the Privy Council. All that remains is to decide...The prime argument in favour of axing the Privy Council is unassailable. New Zealand is...hugely from a fledgling nation for which the Privy Council might once have been appropriate...
Calls grow for NZ to drop Privy Council
Newspaper article from: The Press; 4/17/2000; 700+ words ; ...for the abolition of the England-based Privy Council as New Zealand's highest court...one council member leading the charge. Privy Council member and former New Zealand Court...Lord Cooke of Thorndon, has suggested the Privy Council is "obsolescent" for New Zealand...
FLUSH WITH HISTORY OLD PRIVIES GETTING A FRESH LOOK FROM HISTORIANS.(Daybreak)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 9/2/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...These multistory privies would have a separate...Mineral Point's best privy, he boasted...American Outhouse: Privy Plans, Photographs...that in multistory privies ``double-vaulted...The ultimate in privies, however, was the...of a round-brick privy Wisconsin resident...
Making a virtue of necessity: decorative American privies.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 8/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...eighteenth century was the privy, or necessary. In New England, privies were generally located...also incorporated privies as decorative features...other. He called the privy his "temple" and...parterres, to the privy, vegetable garden...house were used as privies, those at the ...
Shall I let you into a secret (on Privy Councillor terms)? The Council is a very strange, very secretive, and a very trivial insti tution
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/4/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...appeal to the judicial committee of the Privy Council, 3,000 miles away in London...wondering precisely what the curiously named Privy Council is all about. Apart from its important...effectively delegated to the Law Lords, the Privy Council is a very strange, very secretive...
Privy Council Office wins University Challenge.
M2 Presswire; 9/13/2005; 573 words ; ...PRESSWIRE-13 September 2005-UK Government: Privy Council Office wins University Challenge...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12092005 The Privy Council Office is the official winner of...12th September. In earlier rounds the Privy Council Office faced off fierce competition...
Privy move finds mixed reception
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/8/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Wilson's latest proposal to scrap the Privy Council has met a lukewarm reception from...could sever links with the London-based Privy Council and set up its own standalone court...severing New Zealand's links with the Privy Council. It was clear from discussions...
A high court few New Zealanders are privy to
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 4/14/1996; 700+ words ; ...plans to cut New Zealand's links with the Privy Council. But would anyone notice? TO most New Zealanders, the Privy Council is a remote, Gilbert and Sullivan...their own judges. Superficially, the Privy Council's work hardly touches the lives...
Lawyers keen Privy Council stays
Newspaper article from: Sunday Star-Times; 10/7/2001; ; 700+ words ; Kim Newth delves into the Privy Council and finds not everyone is happy...THE Privy Council has long been the court of last...Antunovic are preparing to take a case to the Privy Council over Watson's conviction for...