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privy chamber

noun

  1. a private apartment in a royal residence.
  2. Archaic. a room reserved for the private or exclusive use of some particular person.


privy chamber

noun

  1. a private apartment inside a royal residence
  2. archaic.
    a private room reserved for the use of a specific person or group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of privy chamber1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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