Bedchamber
noun
A room in a house where a person sleeps, a bedroom.
The queen retired to her bedchamber after the long day.

Often appears as...
- royal bedchamber
- private bedchamber
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A room in a house where a person sleeps, a bedroom.
The queen retired to her bedchamber after the long day.

Often appears as...
- royal bedchamber
- private bedchamber
Usage tips
Formal
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Historical Usage
Previously common in historical contexts, especially when describing sleeping quarters in castles or manor houses.

The tour guide described the castle's bedchamber where the lord would have slept.
Cultural Nuance
The term suggests a more elegant or formal bedroom, sometimes with a classical or antique feel.

The mansion's grandeur was most apparent in the lavishly decorated bedchamber.
Implied Privacy
'Bedchamber' implies a private space, not intended for guests or public view.

She kept her personal belongings safely in her private bedchamber.
Historical Usage
Previously common in historical contexts, especially when describing sleeping quarters in castles or manor houses.

The tour guide described the castle's bedchamber where the lord would have slept.
Cultural Nuance
The term suggests a more elegant or formal bedroom, sometimes with a classical or antique feel.

The mansion's grandeur was most apparent in the lavishly decorated bedchamber.
Implied Privacy
'Bedchamber' implies a private space, not intended for guests or public view.

She kept her personal belongings safely in her private bedchamber.
Historical Usage
Previously common in historical contexts, especially when describing sleeping quarters in castles or manor houses.

The tour guide described the castle's bedchamber where the lord would have slept.
Cultural Nuance
The term suggests a more elegant or formal bedroom, sometimes with a classical or antique feel.

The mansion's grandeur was most apparent in the lavishly decorated bedchamber.
Implied Privacy
'Bedchamber' implies a private space, not intended for guests or public view.

She kept her personal belongings safely in her private bedchamber.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
huge claws and they can build these holes they can actually dig something like a metre in ten minutes they are just absolutely amazing animals and they can dig six meters down to make themselves a bedchamber and then they dig holes into termite mounds to get at
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 7 PIPE...
huge claws and they can build these holes they can actually dig something like a metre in ten minutes they are just absolutely amazing animals and they can dig six meters down to make themselves a bedchamber and then they dig holes into termite mounds to get at
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