privy chamber
Americannoun
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a private apartment in a royal residence.
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Archaic. a room reserved for the private or exclusive use of some particular person.
noun
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a private apartment inside a royal residence
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archaic a private room reserved for the use of a specific person or group
Etymology
Origin of privy chamber
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Rafe is in the king’s privy chamber now, his liaison man.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020
He gained his favour, was made a gentleman of the privy chamber and one of the king's carvers, and was knighted in 1607.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
When she paid a visit at the house of any of her nobility, at entering the hall she was saluted by the Penates, and conducted to her privy chamber by Mercury.
From The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries by Menzies, Sutherland, fl. 1840-1883
The 48 gentlemen of the privy chamber, and the band of gentlemen pensioners, were first settled in his reign.
From A Museum for Young Gentlemen and Ladies Or, a Private Tutor for Little Masters and Misses by
"This is my own privy chamber," said Mr. Bassett to the priest.
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh
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