privy council

English

Etymology

From Middle English prive (“secret, private, confidential”) + counseil.

Noun

privy council (plural privy councils)

1. A body of advisers to a sovereign, functioning much as a cabinet.

Derived terms

• privy councillor

Translations

body of advisors to a sovereign

• Burmese: ဗြဲတိုက် (my) (brai:tuik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 樞密院 / 枢密院 (zh) (shūmìyuàn)

• Finnish: salaneuvosto
• French: conseil privé
• Greek: ανακτοβούλιο (el) (anaktovoúlio)
• Indonesian: dewan penasihat (id), dewan pertimbangan (id)
• Italian: consiglio privato, consiglio segreto
• Japanese: 枢密院 (sūmitsu-in)
• Korean: 추밀원 (ko) (chumirwon)
• Maori: Kaunihera Motuhake a te Kīngi
• Russian: та́йный сове́т (tájnyj sovét)
• Spanish: consejo privado

Further reading

• privy council on Wikipedia.Wikipedia