n.
Pronunciation: ' ch ā m-b ə r
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 \ -b ə rd \ adjective