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

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presence chamber

We crossed a garden about sixty yards in length, and entered a handsome marble hall; having descended a grand staircase, likewise of marble, we entered into the presence chamber.

From Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 by Loewe, Louis

She requested him to sit upon the veranda, to wait for her coming from the spirit's presence chamber.

From A Yankee from the West A Novel by Read, Opie Percival

One day, as he was coming into the queen's presence chamber, he saw one of the courtiers there who had a golden ornament upon his arm which the queen had given him the day before.

From Queen Elizabeth Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

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

From The Doomsman by Sutphen, Van Tassel

He——” She waited to hear no more, but ran up the steps, through the ante-rooms, and bounded into the presence chamber.

From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by De Land, Clyde Osmer