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privy seal. 1. A seal used in making out grants or letters patent before they are passed under the great seal. 2. (cap.) LORD PRIVY SEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy purse. English law. The income set apart for the sovereign’s personal use. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy councillor. A member of the Privy Council. — Abbr. P.C. [Blacks Law 8th]

Privy Council. In Britain, the principal council of the sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other persons chosen by royal appointment to serve as privy councillors. • The functions of the Privy Council are now mostly ceremonial. See JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL. [Blacks Law 8th]

privy (priv-ee), n. pl. A person having a legal interest of privity in any action, matter, or property; a person who is in privity with another. • Traditionally, there were six types of privies: (1) privies in blood, such as an heir and an ancestor; (2) privies in representation, such as an executor and a…

privity (priv-<<schwa>>-tee). 1. The connection or relationship between two parties, each having a legally recognized interest in the same subject matter (such as a transaction, proceeding, or piece of property); mutuality of interest <privity of contract>. [Cases: Judgment 678(2). C.J.S. Judgments §§ 830, 861, 866.] horizontal privity. Commercial law. The legal relationship between a party…

privilegium clericale (priv-<<schwa>>-lee-jee-<<schwa>>m kler-<<schwa>>-kay-lee). [Law Latin] See BENEFIT OF CLERGY. [Blacks Law 8th]

privilegium (priv-<<schwa>>-lee-jee-<<schwa>>m), n. [Latin] 1. Roman law. A law passed against or in favor of a specific individual. 2. Roman law. A special right, esp. one giving priority to a creditor. 3. Civil law. Every right or favor that is granted by the law but is contrary to the usual rule. [Blacks Law 8th]

privilege tax. See TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

Privileges or Immunities Clause. The constitutional provision (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1) prohibiting state laws that abridge the privileges or immunities of U.S. citizens. • The clause was effectively nullified by the Supreme Court in the Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. (16 Wall.) 36 (1873). Cf. DUE PROCESS CLAUSE; EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE. [Cases: Constitutional Law…