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Meaning of "privy purse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIVY PURSE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIVY PURSE

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Privy purse is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRIVY PURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Privy Purse

The Privy Purse is the British Sovereign's private income, mostly from the Duchy of Lancaster. This amounted to £13.3 million in net income for the year to 31 March 2009. The Duchy is a landed estate of approximately 46,000 acres held in trust for the Sovereign since 1399. It also has 190 miles of foreshore. The Duchy is valued at approximately £322 million in 2009. The land is organised into the Lancashire Survey, the Yorkshire Survey, the Crewe Survey, the Nedwood Estate and the South Survey. The Sovereign is not entitled to the Duchy's capital, but the net revenues of the Duchy are the property of the Sovereign in right of her Duchy of Lancaster. While the income is private, the Queen uses the larger part of it to meet official expenses incurred by other members of the British Royal Family. Only the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh receive payments from Parliament that are not reimbursed by the Queen.

Definition of privy purse in the English dictionary

The first definition of privy purse in the dictionary is an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list. Other definition of privy purse is a similar sum of money for the monarch. Privy purse is also an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses Full name: Keeper of the Privy Purse.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIVY PURSE

privatized
privatizer
privet
privet hawk
privet hedge
privier
privies
priviest
privilege
privileged
privily
privities
privity
privocrat
privy
privy chamber
privy council
Privy Councillor
Privy Counsellor
privy seal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIVY PURSE

as a matter of course
change purse
course
curse
cutpurse
golf course
in due course
long purse
matter of course
matter-of-course
mermaid´s purse
nurse
of course
par for the course
public purse
purse
Registered General Nurse
sea purse
shepherd´s-purse
unpurse

Synonyms and antonyms of privy purse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «privy purse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIVY PURSE

Find out the translation of privy purse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of privy purse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «privy purse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厕所钱包
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bolsa privada
570 millions of speakers

English

privy purse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रिवी पर्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محفظة مطلعا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тайный кошелек
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolsa par
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপনীয়তা তহবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cassette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tas privy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Privatschatulle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関与し財布
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관여 지갑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dompet pribadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ví riêng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனியார் பர்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खाजगी निमंत्रण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Özel çanta
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

borsa a conoscenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wtajemniczony kiesa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таємний гаманець
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pungă privy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυημένοι πορτοφόλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Geheime beursie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dass handväska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avtrede vesken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of privy purse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY PURSE»

The term «privy purse» is normally little used and occupies the 108.921 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIVY PURSE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIVY PURSE»

Discover the use of privy purse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to privy purse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Memoirs of Sir William Knighton, bart., G. C. H.: keeper of ...
keeper of the privy purse during the reign of His Majesty King George the Fourth. Including his correspondence with many distinguished personages Sir William Knighton (bart.), Sir William Knighton, Knighton (Lady.) "As I find you have already ...
Sir William Knighton (bart.), Sir William Knighton, Knighton (Lady.), 1838
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The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry the Eighth, from ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 2013
3
History of the Reign of George III, King of the United ...
He spoke with indignation of the suggestion to charge this sum on the privy purse , and contended that that purse was distinctly recognized as private property by the 39th and 40th of the king, which empowered his majesty to bequeath by will ...
Edward Baines, 1823
4
The Speeches of the Late Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, ...
If it should be made appear that a distinct parliamentary grant were made and recognised before 1811, under the head of privy purse; if that grant was the same as now, namely, £60,000; and if, after the Act of 1811, parliament had again ...
Robert Peel, 1853
5
Reports on the King's Personal Accounts
Hawaii. Commissioners of the King's Privy Purse. No. 30. MEMORANDUM TO THE MINISTER or FINANCE. My Minister of Finance is to pay the ten thousand dollars, voted for my use by. the Legislature, as follows, viz: $7,474 00 to be drawn ...
Hawaii. Commissioners of the King's Privy Purse, 1853
6
Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York: Wardrobe Accounts ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Nicholas Harris Nicolas, 2010
7
The Edinburgh Annual Register
... monies in the civil list revenues to the keeper of his majesty's privy purse for the time being, i:i likr manner, and at such times and in such proportions as has heretofore been usual and accustomed in respect to the issue of the sum of 60,000/, ...
‎1813
8
Privy Purse in Indi
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Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
9
The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry the Eighth, from ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Sir, 2010
10
Raj Rhapsodies: Tourism, Heritage and the Seduction of History
Chapter 8 From Privy Purse to Global Purse: Maharaja Gaj Singh's Role in the Marketing of Heritage and Philanthropy Jayasinhji Jhala Introduction The rituals and events at the 1996 birthday celebrations of Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Jodhpur  ...
Carol E. Henderson, Maxine K. Weisgrau, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIVY PURSE»

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Queen enjoys a bumper 18 per cent boost in income from vast …
Profits from the property empire, one of several sources of funding for the monarchy, go into the Privy Purse. The Queen uses the profits to help ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Prince Philip: 90 of the Duke of Edinburgh's most excruciating gaffes …
Said to Sir Rennie Maudslay, Keeper of the Privy Purse, in the 1970s. 84. "What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
3
Prince Philip: Ninety gaffes and cringes from spongers to slitty eyes
Said to Sir Rennie Maudslay, Keeper of the Privy Purse, in the 1970s." data-title="83. "You're just a silly little Whitehall twit: you don't trust me ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Reported in the News Letter on July 11, 1958: Palace refuses to let …
The ban was imposed in a letter from the Privy Purse office at Buckingham Palace stating: “Permission is not granted for you to reproduce a ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
5
The Queen is not moving to New York: Bizarre mix-up leads to £5m …
A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace said: "We do not comment on any private commercial activity of the Privy Purse." DailyMirror ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Royal Family offers palatial digs for rent, courtesy landlady Liz …
Now, the Queen is obviously well-heeled, with a net worth of about $500 million but an annual salary from the Privy Purse of $60.5 million(she ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
7
It's a ball — and a beer, and a bird — at Wimbledon: DiManno
She hauls down 17.8 million pounds annually from the Privy Purse. And the King of Thailand's net worth is $30 billion. Apologizes to all royals ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Overworked MPs
... governors and other 'netas' even after the abolition of the privy purse four decades ago. Pampering them is a huge burden on the exchequer. «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
9
Was the Queen wearing an SNP handbag when she met Nicola …
That business with the crown estate and the Scots denying her privy purse keeper some bawbees? In the past. All done. But that wasn't what ... «The National, Jul 15»
10
Brian Holden: Huge maintenance bill unnecessary
Those are the reassuring words of the Queen's treasurer who is formally known as the Keeper of the Privy Purse. I'm curious to know how he ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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