- Privy Council
Privy Council (engl., spr. Priwwi Kaunßil), der Geheime Rath, eine der höchsten Behörden von Großbritannien, s.d. S. 677 C).
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Privy Council (engl., spr. Priwwi Kaunßil), der Geheime Rath, eine der höchsten Behörden von Großbritannien, s.d. S. 677 C).
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
privy council — privy councilor. 1. a board or select body of personal advisers, as of a sovereign. 2. (caps.) (in Great Britain) a body of persons who advise the sovereign in matters of state, the majority of members being selected by the prime minister. 3.… … Universalium
Privy council — Privy Priv y, a. [F. priv[ e], fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. Privee knights and squires. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Privy council — Council Coun cil (koun s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L. concilium; con + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call, and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Privy Council — [ prɪvɪ kaʊnsl] der, , in Großbritannien der Geheime Staatsrat des Monarchen. Er hat seine Anfänge im 14. Jahrhundert; größte Bedeutung erlangte er im Mittelalter und in der Tudorzeit. Mitglieder (rd. 300) werden gegenwärtig alle… … Universal-Lexikon
Privy Council — n the Privy Council a group of important people in Britain who advise the king or queen on political affairs >Privy Councillor n … Dictionary of contemporary English
Privy Council — index bench Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 Privy Council … Law dictionary
Privy Council — (engl., spr. priwwĭ kaunßil), s. Council und Großbritannien, S. 374; Privy Councillor, geheimer Staatsrat, Mitglied des P. C … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Privy Council — ► NOUN ▪ a body of advisers appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General. DERIVATIVES privy counsellor (also privy councillor) noun … English terms dictionary
privy council — n. a body of advisors or confidential counselors appointed by or serving a ruler, esp. a monarch privy councilor n … English World dictionary
Privy Council — Privy Council, s. Council … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon