master bedroom

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1821, in the Morning Chronicle.

Noun

master bedroom (plural master bedrooms)

  1. A room in a house, in which the head of the household sleeps, typically larger and better furnished than other bedrooms.
    Synonym: primary bedroom
    • 2020 September 1, Tom Lamont, “The butcher's shop that lasted 300 years (give or take)”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      His entire adult life he had lived in the two-bed flat above the shop, sharing the space with his parents. Frank was in the spare room at the back. His parents had the master bedroom, with a big sash window that overlooked the high street.

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