What is the origin of the name 'private' in the military?

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derived from being an individual person not of public origin or holding any official position or in other words, withdrawn from company. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=private&searchmode=none [Link added March 1, 2008 by Zbeckabee] Jul 02 00, 1:27 AM

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