The bedroom or private chamber prepared for newlyweds on their wedding night; the room where a bride and groom consummate their marriage.
Compound of bride plus chamber. Appears frequently in medieval literature, particularly in descriptions of royal or noble weddings.
The bridechamber was sometimes literally guarded and ceremonially blessed by priests—the consummation was treated as a legal and spiritual event, not a private matter.
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