private way
nounDefinition of private way
1
: a right of way classified as an incorporeal hereditament of a real nature for the benefit of a person or group of persons and not the public at large to pass over land owned by another
2a
: a way laid out by a private owner or owners and maintained at their expense, dedicated to public use, but not accepted as a public way
b
: a way laid out by public authority in New England at the request and expense of a private owner or owners, maintained by them and dedicated to public use, but not accepted as a public way