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

On the second floor was the presence chamber, finished with carved oak wainscoting and a ceiling full of gilded pendants.

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

As we entered the presence chamber, I made an inclination, but, to my surprise, both Don Flavio and Don Pietro rushed forward.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various

Within the presence chamber Elizabeth lay on the floor in a swoon, surrounded by her women only.

From The Panchronicon by MacKaye, Harold Steele

And before many days had gone, Mary, with a full train of ladies, was brought from Hunsdon, magnificently dressed, to Whitehall, where, in the great presence chamber, Henry and his wife stood before the fire.

From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Hume, Martin Andrew Sharp

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