muniment room
noun British.
a storage or display room in a castle, church, university, or the like, where pertinent historical documents and records are kept.
Origin of muniment room
First recorded in 1655–65
Words nearby muniment room
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Example sentences from the Web for muniment room
It is approached through the muniment-room, and has been popularly known as the "Lollard's Prison."
Bell's Cathedrals: Chichester (1901) |Hubert C. CorletteThe upper part above the porch proper contains, as mentioned above, a lofty chamber, probably originally the muniment-room.
Bell's Cathedrals: Wimborne Minster and Christchurch Priory |Thomas PerkinsIn the muniment-room there are preserved 3,400 records, etc., of exceptional interest.
Westminster |Sir Walter Besant