The quality or state of being private.

comparative form of private: more private

simple past tense and past participle of private

(military) Alternative letter-case form of private

Belonging to, concerning, or accessible only to an individual person or a specific group. / Not accessible by the public. / Not in governmental office or employment.

A soldier of the lowest rank in the army. / A doctor working in privately rather than publicly funded health care. / (euphemistic, in the plural) The genitals.

(Internet, transitive) To make something hidden from the public (without deleting it permanently).

In a private manner.

(historical) A privately owned warship that had official sanction to attack enemy ships and take possession of their cargo.

To function under official sanction permitting attacks on enemy shipping and seizing ship and cargo; to engage in government-sponsored piracy.