Meaning Of The Word Privy purse

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privy purse in American English
an allowance from the public revenue for the personal expenses of the British sovereign
noun: a sum from the public revenues allotted to the sovereign for personal expenses

privy purse in British English
(in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list

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