privy council
Example Sentences
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"I thought I'm going to buy a modern dress" and then embroider it with the fern motif of the privy council "as a nod to the past".
From BBC ● May 11, 2023
In January, Franklin was summoned to appear before the privy council, the king’s most senior advisers.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2023
Although he was a Protestant, he was a supporter of the Scotland's Catholic regent, and in 1561 he was appointed to the privy council by the newly widowed Mary on her return to Scotland.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2022
Within the first dozen pages we have had a dowry, a duel and a privy council.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2019
In 1679, as a consequence of the fall of Danby, he became a member of the newly constituted privy council.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
