Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Privately \Pri"vate*ly\, adv.
   1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of
      others.

   2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally not
      officially; as, he is not privately benefited.

Source : WordNet®

privately
     adv 1: kept private or confined to those intimately concerned; "it
            was discussed privately between the two men";
            "privately, she thought differently"; "some member of
            his own party hoped privately for his defeat"; "he was
            questioned in private" [syn: {in private}, {in camera}]
            [ant: {publicly}]
     2: by a private person or interest; "a privately financed
        campaign" [ant: {publicly}]