of, for the use of, concerning, one person or group, not people in general; a soldier with the lowest rank in the army
personal, intimate
Cases of word usage
1) a road with trees on each side, especially a private road to a large country house (avenue)
2) (to provide) a place (usually a private house) where soldiers are boarded and lodged (billet)
3) a vehicle designed for private use, for (usually four) passengers (car)
4) a man paid to drive a private car (chauffeur)
5) a private place in a church for confession (confessional)
6) to transfer (a nationalized industry etc) to private ownership again (denationalize)
7) a private road to a house or from a road to a garage (driveway)
8) to listen secretly to a private conversation (eavesdrop)
9) a private house offering rooms to paying guests (guest house)
10) farthest inside; most private or secret (innermost)