Privy-purse
noun, British.
1.
a sum from the public revenues allotted to the sovereign for personal expenses.
2.
a member of the royal household in charge of paying these expenses.
noun (often capitals)
1.
(in Britain) an allowance voted by Parliament for the private expenses of the monarch: part of the civil list
(in other countries) a similar sum of money for the monarch
2.
an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch’s private expenses Full name Keeper of the Privy Purse
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