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The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.

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  1. n. The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion.
  2. n. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement.
  3. n. Concealment of what is said or done.
  4. n. A private matter; a secret.
  5. n. See Privity, 2.
  6. n. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
  7. n. the condition of being concealed or hidden
  8. 1. The state of being in retirement from the company or observation of others; seclusion. 2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat; solitude; retirement. Her sacred privacies all open lie. Rowe. 3. Concealment of what is said or done. Shak. 4. A private matter; a secret. Fuller. 5. See Privity, 2. [Obs.] Arbuthnot.
  9. n:100 n. the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others n. the condition of being concealed or hidden