STAR-CHAMBER
\stˈɑːt͡ʃˈe͡ɪmbə], \stˈɑːtʃˈeɪmbə], \s_t_ˈɑː_tʃ_ˈeɪ_m_b_ə]\
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stär'-ch[=a]m'b[.e]r, n. a tribunal with a civil and criminal jurisdiction, which met in the old council chamber of the palace of Westminster, abolished in the reign of Charles I. [Probably named from the gilt stars on the ceiling, hardly from the Jewish bonds (called starrs, from Heb. shetar) kept in the council-room.]
By Thomas Davidson
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