privy council

/ˌprɪvi ˌkaʊnsəl/
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Other forms: privy councils

Definitions of privy council
  1. noun
    an advisory council to a ruler (especially to the British Crown)
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    types:
    divan, diwan
    a Muslim council of state
    type of:
    council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
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