chamber
/ˈt͡ʃeɪ̯mbɚ/ noun B2- The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
- A bedroom.
- The private office of a judge.
- The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
- Rooms in a lodging house.
- The legislature or division of the legislature itself. · The resolution, which speedily passed the Senate, was unable to gain a majority in the lower chamber.
- Any enclosed space occupying or similar to a room. · A canal lock chamber; a furnace chamber; a test chamber
- An enlarged space in an underground tunnel of a burrowing animal.
Plural chambers
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He led the way to a small chamber in the rear of the Throne Room, and they all followed him.
He was conducted to a tolerably neat chamber, but grated and barred, and its appearance, therefore, did not greatly alarm him; besides, the words of Villefort, who seemed to interest himself so much, resounded still in his ears like a promise of freedom.
It was four o’clock when Dantès was placed in this chamber.
One light alone was visible; and Dantès saw that it came from Mercédès’ chamber.
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