privy chamber

American  

noun

1. a private apartment in a royal residence.

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

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privy chamber British  

noun

1. a private apartment inside a royal residence

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

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Etymology

Origin of privy chamber

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Rafe is in the king’s privy chamber now, his liaison man.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2020

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 Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

"This is my own privy chamber," said Mr. Bassett to the priest.

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh

Surrey, Baronet, comptroller of the household to Queen Henrietta Maria, was a Lady of the privy chamber to the same queen.

From Notes and Queries, Number 211, November 12, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George

She walks much in her privy chamber, and stamps with her feet at ill news, and thrusts her rusty sword at times into the arras in great rage.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy