Chamber
CHAMBER,
CHAMBER,
1. An apartment in an upper story, or in a story above the lower floor of a dwelling house; often used as a lodging room.
2. Any retired room; any private apartment which a person occupies; as, he called on the judge at his chamber
Joseph entered into his chamber and wept. [[Genesis 43#30|Genesis 43:30]].
3. Any retired place.
Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. [[Proverbs 7#27|Proverbs 7:27]].
4. A hollow or cavity; as the chamber of the eye.
5. A place where an assembly meets, and the assembly itself; as star-chamber; imperial chamber; chamber of accounts; ecclesiastical chamber; privy chamber; chamber of commerce, etc.
6. In military affairs, the chamber of a mortar is that part of the chase, where the powder lies.
7. A powder-chamber, or bomb-chamber, a place under ground for holding powder and bombs, where they may be safe and secured from rains.
8. The chamber of a mine, a place, generally of a cubical form, where the powder is confined.
10. The clouds. [[Psalms 104#3|Psalms 104:3]].
11. Certain southern constellations which are hid from us.
The chambers of the south. [[Job 9#9|Job 9:9]].
CHAMBER-council, a private or secret council
CHAMBER-counsel, a counselor, who gives his opinion in a private apartment, but does not advocate causes in court.
CHAMBER,
CHAMBER