| privately |
without the knowledge of others. |
| privation |
lack of necessities or common comforts of life. [2 definitions] |
| privative |
acting to deprive. [4 definitions] |
| privet |
a shrub of European origin having evergreen leaves and bearing small white flowers, often cultivated as hedge. |
| privilege |
a right, immunity, benefit, or advantage belonging or granted exclusively to a person, group, social class, rank, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| privileged |
being a member of a group or class that has privileges; having privileges. [3 definitions] |
| privileged communication |
a communication that one cannot be forced to divulge, such as that between a doctor and a patient. [2 definitions] |
| privy |
sharing the knowledge of something secret or private (usu. fol. by to). [2 definitions] |
| privy council |
a body of counselors or advisers that serves and is usu. appointed by a monarch. |
| privy seal |
in Great Britain, an official seal placed on government documents. |
| prix fixe |
a fixed price charged for a complete meal. (Cf. à la carte.) [2 definitions] |
| prize |
a reward offered or won in a contest, competition, game of chance, or the like. [8 definitions] |
| Prize Cases |
a U.S. Supreme Court case decided in 1863 that held that, despite the absence of a declaration of war, President Lincoln acted within his powers to order the seizure of ships blockaded from Southern ports. |
| prize court |
a court that decides how to distribute goods captured in war, esp. goods taken at sea. |
| prizefight |
a professional boxing match for a cash prize. |
| prize ring |
a raised platform, enclosed by ropes, in which prizefights take place; boxing ring. [2 definitions] |
| prizewinner |
one that has won a prize. |
| pro1 |
in favor of some proposal, decision, person, or the like.(Cf. con1.) [3 definitions] |
| pro2 |
(informal) professional, esp. in certain sports. [3 definitions] |
| pro-1 |
forward. [2 definitions] |
| pro-2 |
in favor of; supporting. [2 definitions] |