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 : bedroom2: a natural or artificial enclosed space or cavity3 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 authority4 a: a legislative or judicial body; especially : either of the houses of a bicameral legislature b: a voluntary board or council5 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

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