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

Word History and Origins

Origin of privy chamber¹

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

The most coveted office in the monarchy’s Privy Chamber was Groom of the Stool, who attended on the king’s defecation and looked after the royal chamber pot.

From Economist

Look for the Privy Chamber of Murat III, with its indoor pool, gilded fireplace, and walls decorated with blue, white, and coral Iznik tiles from the 16th century.

From Time

He became, after his patron's death, Serjeant-Painter, and Groom of the Privy Chamber.

From Project Gutenberg

See also Pegge’s Curialia, published partly before and partly after this volume; and Carlisle’s Gentlemen of the Privy Chamber, published in 1829.

From Project Gutenberg