a private room reserved for the use of a specific person or group
privy chamber in American English
noun
1.
a private apartment in a royal residence
2. archaic
a room reserved for the private or exclusive use of some particular person
Word origin
[1350–1400; ME]This word is first recorded in the period 1350–1400. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: flash, index, kick, register, tune
Examples of 'privy chamber' in a sentence
privy chamber
My doctoral dissertation was a study of his privy chamber and its staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
By the 1530s, the wealthy were more inclined to privacy than hospitality and were increasingly likely to dine in upstairs privy chambers.