Privy Council of The United Kingdom - Origin of The Term

Origin of The Term

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the definition of the word privy in Privy Council is an obsolete one meaning "of or pertaining exclusively to a particular person or persons, one's own;" hence the council is personal to the sovereign. It is closely related to the word private.

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