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presence chamber

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. the special room in which a great personage, as a sovereign, receives guests, holds audiences, etc.


presence chamber

noun

  1. the room in which a great person, such as a monarch, receives guests, assemblies, etc
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of presence chamber1

First recorded in 1555–65
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The doors of the presence chamber were thrown open before her.

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

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Of his, the Father’s, presence chamber, gladness and beauty stand at the threshold!

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So at length we shall pass from Bethel to Peniel—from the palace courts to the presence chamber itself.

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Two minutes to mount the stairs, two more to cross the Great Hall, then the watching chamber, the presence chamber. . . .

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