n.; pl. Secrecies [ From Secret. ] 1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements were detected in spite of their secrecy. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Lady Anne, Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. That which is concealed; a secret. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. “The pensive secrecy of desert cell.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret; forbearance of disclosure or discovery. [ 1913 Webster ]
It is not with public as with private prayer; in this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]