presence chamber

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noun Chiefly British.

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

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Origin of presence chamber

First recorded in 1555–65

Words nearby presence chamber

preseason, preselect, preselector, presell, presence, presence chamber, presence of mind, presenile, presenile dementia, presenility, present

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How to use presence chamber in a sentence

The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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“There is a heavy security presence but nothing has changed,” agrees Father Javier.
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He appeared to understand however belatedly that he was in the presence of another kind of greatness.
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This is the Mexico that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and most major U.S. corporations, are eager to call amigo.
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In general, their presence is meant to throw you off your game by design.
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In passing to her own chamber she met the Emperor, and, in the agitation of her maternal fears, told him all that had passed.
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His presence, also, always graced Walls End Castle at the regulation periods.
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Most characteristic is the presence of Curschmann's spirals, Charcot-Leyden crystals, and eosinophilic leukocytes.
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For two consecutive seasons he lived in the sunlight of Mademoiselle Duvigne's presence.
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British Dictionary definitions for presence chamber

presence chamber

noun

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

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