Definitions for star-chamber
star-cham·ber

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1. Star-chambernoun

   Hence: (Metaphorical) Any court, committee, or other tribunal which exercises arbitrary and unaccountable power, or uses unfair or illegal methods, in investigation or judgment of persons.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Star-chambernoun

   an ancient high court exercising jurisdiction in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's council, or of the privy council only with the addition of certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the Long Parliament in 1641

2. Etymology: [So called (as conjectured by Blackstone) from being held in a room at the Exchequer where the chests containing certain Jewish contracts and obligations called starrs (from the Heb. shetar, pron. shtar) were kept; or from the stars with which the ceiling is supposed to have been decorated.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Star-chamber

   stär′-chām′bėr, 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.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Star-Chamber

   a court which originated in the reign of Edward III., and consisted practically of the king's ordinary council, meeting in the Starred Chamber, and dealing with such cases as fell outside the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery; was revived and remodelled by Henry VII., and in an age when the ordinary courts were often intimidated by powerful offenders, rendered excellent service to the cause of justice; was further developed and strengthened during the chancellorship of Wolsey, and in the reign of James I. had acquired jurisdiction as a criminal court over a great variety of misdemeanours—perjury, riots, conspiracy, high-treason, &c. Already tending to an exercise of unconstitutional powers, it in the reign of Charles I. became an instrument of the grossest tyranny, supporting the king in his absolutist claims, and in 1641 was among the first of the many abuses swept away by the Long Parliament.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of star-chamber in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of star-chamber in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of star-chamber in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1:

   I will make a Star-chamber matter of it.

References

1. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=star-chamber
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/star-chamber
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=star-chamber
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Star-Chamber