secrecy

Etymology

Alteration (on model of primacy, etc) of Late Middle English secretee, from Old French secré.

noun

  1. Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.
    I was sworn to secrecy.
    I suspect that this large and complex military railway system, shrouded in official secrecy for most of its operational life, remains unknown to many people. January 12 2022, Chris Hegg, “The secret railway in the woods”, in RAIL, number 948, page 34
  2. The habit of keeping secrets.

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