What is the meaning of private?

Answer 1

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., Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a private room or apartment; private prayer., Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or employment; as, a private citizen; private life., Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private negotiation; a private understanding., Having secret or private knowledge; privy., A secret message; a personal unofficial communication., Personal interest; particular business., Privacy; retirement., One not invested with a public office., A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a noncommissioned officer., The private parts; the genitals.