aedicule – A small room or structure used as a shrine—or a niche for a statue. More…
cove – Comes from Old English cofa, “small room,” from the Germanic root kubon, and came to mean “small hollow place in coastal rocks,” and then “small bay.” More…
cabinet – Originally meant a small room and came to apply to the group of politicians who met in the room. More…
conclave – Based on Latin con- and clavis, “key,” as it was first an inner chamber or private room to which one would have needed a key, literally a “place that can be locked up,” or a room or set of rooms that can be opened with only one key. More…