Antichamber

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of antechamber. alt-of, obsolete

    "He followed his conductor, who, after leading him along two passages, ascended a flight of stairs, and, turning to the right, ushered him into another spacious, but elegant apartment, through an antichamber. […] “These, and a range of apartments to the left of the antichamber, are allotted, my lord, for your residence,” said he, […]"

Etymology

From Middle French antichambre. By surface analysis, anti- (“before”) + chamber.

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