Meanings
nounprivy councillor (plural privy councillors)
plural privy councillors
- A member of a privy council; a close, intimate advisor, usually to a monarch.
Origin
Formed as privy council + -or after councillor.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish salaneuvos
- salaneuvosmember of a privy council
German Geheimrat
- Geheimratmember of a privy council
Greek μυστικοσύμβουλος
- μυστικοσύμβουλος (mystikosýmvoulos)member of a privy council
Latin sēcrētārius
- sēcrētāriusmember of a privy council
Polish tajny radca, tajna radczyni
- tajny radcamember of a privy council
- tajna radczynimember of a privy council
Russian та́йный сове́тник
- та́йный сове́тник (tájnyj sovétnik)member of a privy council
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Chicago
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