Private

pri'vat, adj. apart from the state not invested with public office peculiar to one's self, liekmgiug to an uidl\ idual pel son or company nut public: reined from observation: secret not publicly known not holding a commi ion —h. a common soldier — adv Privately. — n. Pri'vatene [Lit. cut off from others,’ L. pnvatus, pa p. of pnvo to separate—pnvus, single Doublet Privy.] Privateer, pri-va-ter', «. an armed private ve el commi ioned to seize and plunder an enemy’s ships. — to ctmse in a privateer, to out privateers Privation, prT-va , «. state of being deprived of something, esp. of what is nece ary for comfort destitution hardship absence of any uality. [Fr. See under Private.] vatlve, priv'a-tiv, adj, causing privation conmCte mQtc roOTn the a. 897 409 IMG:page-409.webp:Page 409 Privet sisting in the absence of something.— that 'Which privative or depends on the absence of something else {logic) a term denoting the absence of a quality; {grant.) a prefix denoting absence or negation. adv. Priv'atively. [L.j