private apartments

One's own rooms

Private apartments are personal living quarters within a larger residence, especially rooms reserved for the exclusive use of their occupant rather than for receiving guests or conducting business.

The term appears most often in historical or formal contexts: The queen withdrew to her private apartments.

In aristocratic households, private apartments were distinct from state rooms where official functions occurred.

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