STATEROOM

State room

A state room in a large European mansion is usually one of a suite of very grand rooms which were designed to impress. The term was most widely used in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were the most lavishly decorated in the house and contained the finest works of art. State rooms are usually only found in the houses of the upper echelons of the aristocracy, those who were likely to entertain a head of state. They were generally to accommodate and entertain distinguished guests, especially a monarch and or a royal consort, or other high ranking aristocrats and state officials, hence the name. In their original form a set of state rooms made up a state ...

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stateroom

Noun

  1. An apartment in a palace or great house for use on ceremonial occasions
  2. A superior cabin for a ship's officer or captain
  3. A private cabin in a ship or train


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