What does "secrecy" mean?
Secrecy: That which is concealed; a secret. [R.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of desert cell." Milton.
- 3.The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show. Hooker.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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