D defs.my
Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Secrecy

/sēk'-rəs-ē/ · Se·cre·cy · IPA /ˈsiːkɹəsi/
01 n. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.
pl. Secrecies ((#))
  1. 1.
    The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy.
    “The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married.” Shak.
  2. 2.
    That which is concealed; a secret.[R.]
  3. 3.
    Seclusion; privacy; retirement.
  4. 4.
    The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery.
    “It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show.” Hooker.