·noun Privacy; retirement.
II. Private ·noun The private parts; the genitals.
III. Private ·noun One not invested with a public office.
IV. Private ·noun Personal interest; particular business.
V. Private ·adj Having secret or private knowledge; privy.
VI. Private ·noun A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.
VII. Private ·noun A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer.
VIII. Private ·adj Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding.
IX. Private ·adj Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life.
X. Private ·adj Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer.
XI. Private ·adj Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a private purse; private expenses or interests; a private secretary.