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Presence chamber   /prˈɛzəns tʃˈeɪmbər/   Listen
noun
Presence  n.  
1.
The state of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand; opposed to absence.
2.
The place in which one is present; the part of space within one's ken, call, influence, etc.; neighborhood without the intervention of anything that forbids intercourse. "Wrath shell be no more Thenceforth, but in thy presence joy entire."
3.
Specifically, neighborhood to the person of one of superior of exalted rank; also, presence chamber. "In such a presence here to plead my thoughts." "An't please your grace, the two great cardinals. Wait in the presence."
4.
The whole of the personal qualities of an individual; person; personality; especially, the person of a superior, as a sovereign. "The Sovran Presence thus replied."
5.
An assembly, especially of person of rank or nobility; noble company. "Odmar, of all this presence does contain, Give her your wreath whom you esteem most fair."
6.
Port, mien; air; personal appearence. "Rather dignity of presence than beauty of aspect." "A graceful presence bespeaks acceptance."
Presence chamber, or Presence room, the room in which a great personage receives company. " Chambers of presence."
Presence of mind, that state of the mind in which all its faculties are alert, prompt, and acting harmoniously in obedience to the will, enabling one to reach, as it were spontaneously or by intuition, just conclusions in sudden emergencies.






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"Presence chamber" Quotes from Famous Books



... expression. Let it therefore give satisfaction to any one that shall doubt thereof, that it was performed to the everlasting reputation of the honour of the city and great content of these royal personages invited. The bounty of the table not to be question'd. I come now to the fire that he made in the Presence chamber where the King and Queen then dined, which was only of sweet and odoriferious (sic) wood, far exceeding the smell of juniper, for it was mixed with mace, cinnamon, and other rare and costly spices, which did cast such a pleasant and delightful ...
— The History of Sir Richard Whittington • T. H.

... to her son's behest, the old woman hobbled off to the palace, and, without being hindered, reached the courtyard, and began to mount the flight of steps leading to the royal presence chamber. At the head of the landing rows of courtiers were collected in magnificent attire, who stared at the queer old figure, and called to her, and explained to her, with every kind of sign, that it was strictly forbidden to mount those steps. But their stern words and forbidding ...
— The Yellow Fairy Book • Various

... her son's behest, the old woman hobbled off to the palace, and, without being hindered, reached the courtyard, and began to mount the flight of steps leading to the royal presence chamber. At the head of the landing rows of courtiers were collected in magnificent attire, who stared at the queer old figure, and called to her, and explained to her, with every kind of sign, that it was strictly forbidden to mount those steps. But their stern words and forbidding gestures made ...
— The Yellow Fairy Book • Various

... as one to the manner born, made her way through the midst of this throng in the magnificent gallery, and Anne followed her closely, conscious of words of admiration and inquiries who she was. Into the Prince's presence chamber, in fact his day-nursery, they came, and a sweet and gentle-looking lady met them, and embraced Lady Oglethorpe, who made known Mistress Woodford to Lady Strickland, of Sizergh, the second governess, as the fourth rocker who had ...
— A Reputed Changeling • Charlotte M. Yonge

... votes to one, resolutions of unprecedented violence. Strong bodies of the trainbands, regularly relieved, mounted guard round Westminster Hall. The gates of the King's palace were daily besieged by a furious multitude whose taunts and execrations were heard even in the presence chamber, and who could scarcely be kept out of the royal apartments by the gentlemen of the household. Had Charles remained much longer in his stormy capital, it is probable that the Commons would have found a plea for ...
— The History of England from the Accession of James II. - Volume 1 (of 5) • Thomas Babington Macaulay



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