presence chambern.

Brit.

/ˈprɛzns ˌtʃeɪmbə/, U.S.

/ˈprɛzns ˌtʃeɪmbər/

Forms: see presence n. and chamber n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: presence n., chamber n.

Etymology: < presence n. + chamber n. Compare earlier chamber of presence n. at presence n. Phrases 3.

A room, especially one in a palace, in which a monarch or other distinguished person receives visitors. Also figurative. Cf. chamber of presence n. at presence n. Phrases 3.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > audience-chamber

chamber of presence1538

presence1548

presence chamber1551

audience chamber1625

salutatory1641

salle d'audiencec1660

presence room1690

durbar1793

1551 King Edward VI Chron. & Polit. Papers (1966) (modernized text) 94 The presence chamber, great chamber, and her presence chamber [were full] of gentlemen.

?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 64 The Parcæ..at high midnight, gate them gigling..into the prezens Chamber.

a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 186 That no Man stand bare-headed in the Presence-Chamber or Parliament-House of Scotland, or before any Chair of State.

1667 M. Poole Dialogue between Popish Priest & Protestant 159 We shew our reverence to the King in being uncovered in his Presence Chamber, though the King be not there.

1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 33 This presence-chamber was not so superb, nor the appearance of the king so magnificent as to render such an honour intoxicating to any person of our hero's coolness and discretion.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 6 That mode of signature to which you have thrown open the folding-doors of your presence chamber, and have ushered into your National Assembly.

1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. v. 270 The peers..were excluded [from] the presence-chamber till they made their submission.

1885 W. F. Martin Mem. vii. 160 Her closet was the presence-chamber of Deity.

1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ix. 205 Under their feet were spread a carpet of bilberry leaves and green ferns that made the floor of the forest like the strewed presence chamber of a king.

1978 M. Girouard Life of Eng. Country House iv. 110 Elizabeth..ate more and more in the privy chamber, at the expense of the presence chamber.

1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 56/2 The house was meant to be furnished and a Presence Chamber without a Chair of Estate and a Bedchamber without a bed are fairly meaningless propositions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presence chamber
释义	presence chambern. Brit. /ˈprɛzns ˌtʃeɪmbə/, U.S. /ˈprɛzns ˌtʃeɪmbər/ Forms: see presence n. and chamber n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: presence n., chamber n. Etymology: < presence n. + chamber n. Compare earlier chamber of presence n. at presence n. Phrases 3. A room, especially one in a palace, in which a monarch or other distinguished person receives visitors. Also figurative. Cf. chamber of presence n. at presence n. Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of use > [noun] > audience-chamber chamber of presence1538 presence1548 presence chamber1551 audience chamber1625 salutatory1641 salle d'audiencec1660 presence room1690 durbar1793 1551 King Edward VI Chron. & Polit. Papers (1966) (modernized text) 94 The presence chamber, great chamber, and her presence chamber [were full] of gentlemen. ?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 64 The Parcæ..at high midnight, gate them gigling..into the prezens Chamber. a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 186 That no Man stand bare-headed in the Presence-Chamber or Parliament-House of Scotland, or before any Chair of State. 1667 M. Poole Dialogue between Popish Priest & Protestant 159 We shew our reverence to the King in being uncovered in his Presence Chamber, though the King be not there. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom II. xl. 33 This presence-chamber was not so superb, nor the appearance of the king so magnificent as to render such an honour intoxicating to any person of our hero's coolness and discretion. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 6 That mode of signature to which you have thrown open the folding-doors of your presence chamber, and have ushered into your National Assembly. View more context for this quotation 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. I. v. 270 The peers..were excluded [from] the presence-chamber till they made their submission. 1885 W. F. Martin Mem. vii. 160 Her closet was the presence-chamber of Deity. 1938 E. Goudge Towers in Mist (1998) ix. 205 Under their feet were spread a carpet of bilberry leaves and green ferns that made the floor of the forest like the strewed presence chamber of a king. 1978 M. Girouard Life of Eng. Country House iv. 110 Elizabeth..ate more and more in the privy chamber, at the expense of the presence chamber. 1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 56/2 The house was meant to be furnished and a Presence Chamber without a Chair of Estate and a Bedchamber without a bed are fairly meaningless propositions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1551
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