Privy Purse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun British.
  1. a sum from the public revenues allotted to the sovereign for personal expenses.
  2. a member of the royal household in charge of paying these expenses.
noun (often capitals)
    • (in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list
    • (in other countries) a similar sum of money for the monarch
  1. an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses
Privy Purse (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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