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PRIVA'TION, n. [L. privatio, from privo. See Private .] 1. The state of being de...
PRI'VATENESS, n. Secrecy; privacy. 1. Retirement; seclusion from company or soci...
PRI'VATELY, adv. In a secret manner; not openly or publicly. 1. In a manner affe...
PRIVATEE'R, n. [from private.] A ship or vessel of war owned and equipped by a p...
PRI'VATE, a. [L. privatus, from privo, to bereave, properly to strip or separate...
PRIVA'DO, n. A secret friend. [Not used.]
PRI'VACY, n. [form private.] A state of being in retirement from the company or ...
PRITH'EE, a corruption of pray thee, as I prithee; but it is generally used with...
PRIS'TINE, a. [L. pristinus. See Prior and Proe.]original; primitive; as the pri...
PRIS'ONMENT, n. Confinement in a prison; imprisonment. [The latter is commonly u...
PRIS'ONING, ppr. Confining; imprisoning.
PRIS'ONER, n. One who is confined in a prison by legal arrest or warrant. 1. A p...
PRIS'ONED, pp. Imprisoned; confined; restrained.
PRIS'ON-HOUSE, n. A house in which prisoners are confined; a jail. Judg 16.
PRIS'ON-BASE, n. A kind of rural sports; commonly called prison-bars.
PRISON, n. priz'n. [L. prendo.] 1. In a general sense, any place of confinement ...