Dictionary entry

Bedchamber

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Bed″cham′ber (�), n. A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. Shak.

Lords of the bedchamber, eight officers of the royal household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week each. — Ladies of the bedchamber, eight ladies, all titled, holding a similar official position in the royal household, during the reign of a queen.