privy chamber

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noun

a private apartment in a royal residence.

Archaic. a room reserved for the private or exclusive use of some particular person.

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Origin of privy chamber

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby privy chamber

privileged altar, privily, privity, priv. pr., privy, privy chamber, privy coat, privy council, privy purse, privy seal, prix fixe

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How to use privy chamber in a sentence

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As one walks from chamber to chamber, a number of things become abundantly clear.
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Get a thrill, get off a lucky shot, take home a trophy, put it up in a secret chamber of our heart.
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He thus appointed Strauss to the post of president of the Reich Chamber of Music in 1933.
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Then she went into a secret chamber where no one was allowed to enter.
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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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The Princess was pale and thin; and, though dressed superbly, seemed fitter for her chamber.
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By the last-mentioned staircase access is obtained by the general public to the Council Chamber.
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Why, he ordered his chamber-maid to bring him some soap and warm water, that he might wash the sour krout off his hands.
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It was still in the verge of possibility that his son might seek his father in that dismal chamber.
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British Dictionary definitions for privy chamber

privy chamber

noun

a private apartment inside a royal residence

archaic a private room reserved for the use of a specific person or group

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