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
But they were still responsible for personal attendance upon the king in his privy chamber, taking care of his valuable furs, jewels, and documents, and changing his bedlinens.
From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by S. A. Reilly
A gentleman of the privy chamber and sometime sheriff of Rutland, Richard Cecil had his share at the distribution of abbey lands, St Michael’s priory in Stamford being among the grants made to him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
"His privy chamber was provided and furnished with a chair of state placed upon a carpet, with a cloth of state hang'd over it, newly made for the same purpose."
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Isaac Disraeli
In his privy chamber he had his chief chamberlain, vice-chamberlain, and two gentlemen-ushers.
From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey
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