le Louvre, the king's palace

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Pagre 53. — I. litière, Sedan-chair^ which came into gênerai use towards 161 7.

2. à la chambre ou aux enquêtes ; the old Parliaments, which were courts of justice, sitting in the chief towns of France, comprised two chambers, the one (" chambre **) where judgments were rendered, and the other (" enquêtes ") where the briefs of the lawsuits were examined.