= privily, adv. 1.privement enceinte adj. Law Obsolete pregnant without the fact being (yet) known or apparent.

Not openly or publicly; secretly, in secret; stealthily, craftily; discreetly, circumspectly. In early use also: †by oneself, alone (obsolete).

= aside, adv. prep.adj. n.

out of commonalty: in private, in secret. Similarly in commonalty: in public, in the presence of other people. Obsolete. rare.

In private; without the participation, presence, or awareness of the public; in a retired or quiet manner; secretly, confidentially; (also)…

Privately; secretly, in private. Now chiefly regional and nonstandard.

Apart from the general company; in privacy. to speak aside, i.e. apart, so as to be inaudible to the general company. Used as a stage direction in…

in private: privately, confidentially, or secretly; in private company; in private life. Formerly also †on private.

under the rose: privately, in secret, in strict confidence; = sub rosa, adv. Also in extended and allusive use.

Secretly, covertly, privately, privily. Obsolete.

in private: privately, confidentially, or secretly; in private company; in private life. Formerly also †on private.

Privately; in private. Obsolete.

In a withdrawn or secluded manner; privately. Frequently in to live retiredly.

figurative. Quietly, privately.

In the chamber of a legislative or deliberative body; (also, with reference to such a body) in a closed session, in private. Cf. camera, n. 1b.

colloquial. on the quiet: privately; in secret; cf. on the (strict) q.t. at q.t., n.3

Quiet. Chiefly in on the (strict) q.t.: on the quiet, in secret, in confidence.