Main Entry: ¹cham·ber

Pronunciation: \ˈchām-bər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English chambre, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin camera, from Latin, arched roof, from Greek kamara vault

Date: 13th century

1 : room; especially : bedroom
2 : a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity
3 a : a hall for the meetings of a deliberative, legislative, or judicial body <the senate chamber> b : a room where a judge transacts business —usually used in plural c : the reception room of a person of rank or authority
4 a : a legislative or judicial body; especially : either of the houses of a bicameral legislature b : a voluntary board or council
5 a : the part of the bore of a gun that holds the charge b : a compartment in the cartridge cylinder of a revolver

— cham·bered \-bərd\ adjective