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privy councillor

privy councillor noun: a member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.

Noun

privy councillor (plural privy councillors)

  1. A member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.

Forms of privy councillor

pluralprivy councillors

Origin of privy councillor

Formed as privy council + -or after councillor.

Questions about privy councillor

What does privy councillor mean?
Privy councillor means a member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.
What part of speech is privy councillor?
Privy councillor is a noun.
What is the plural of privy councillor?
The plural of privy councillor is privy councillors.

Words near privy councillor in the dictionary

  1. Privott
  2. Privotts
  3. privs
  4. privy
  5. privy council
  6. privy councillor
  7. privy councillors
  8. privy councils
  9. privy house
  10. privy houses
  11. privy mark

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