presence chamber

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.

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presence chamber British  

noun

1. the room in which a great person, such as a monarch, receives guests, assemblies, etc

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Etymology

Origin of presence chamber

First recorded in 1555–65

Example Sentences

These assurances, combined with the queen's secret promises about Elizabeth, were held sufficient; and on the 6th of March, at three o'clock in the afternoon, the ambassadors were conducted by Pembroke into the presence chamber.

From The Reign of Mary Tudor by Rhys, Ernest

Their office there, as I have again and again explained, is simply ministerial; and when they enter the presence chamber of the great King, they are bid not to draw too nigh.

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William

The hall leading to the presence chamber was lined with the priests and priestesses from Egyplosis in attendance on the goddess.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard

The chamberlain at this moment announced the arrival of the high priest Hushnoly, the secular, as well as the sacred governor of Egyplosis, and the high priestess Zooly-Soase, who both entered the presence chamber.

From The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar by Bradshaw, William Richard

"The presence chamber," he said, in a whisper.

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel