bed·cham·ber

[bed-cheym-ber]
noun

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English bedchaumbre. See bed, chamber

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bedchamber (ˈbɛdˌtʃeɪmbə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an archaic word for bedroom

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Bedchamber is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Example sentences
The second floor has a small bedchamber and a large room, believed to be the
  one used for the school.
To the north of the hall landing is a room that was once probably another
  bedchamber but that which is now used as a study.
It contains some nudity and several bedchamber scenes.
He would even smuggle food back to the imperial bedchamber in case he felt
  peckish.
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