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  1. Privy chamber

    A privy chamber was the private apartment of a royal residence in England. The gentlemen of the privy chamber were servants to the Crown who would wait and attend on the King and Queen at court during their various activities, functions and entertainments. Six of these gentlemen were appointed by the Lord Chamberlain, together with a peer, and the Master of the Ceremonies, to publicly attend to all foreign ambassadors. Their institution was owed to King Henry VII. As a singular mark of favour, they were empowered to execute the King's verbal command without producing any written order; their person and character being deemed sufficient authority.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of privy chamber in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of privy chamber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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