closet (1 is freq.; also fig. Lucr. 1659, Sonn. xlvi. 6)
1.
private room,
spec. private apartment of a monarch or potentate
John IV. ii. 267, H5 V. ii. 210, Cæs. II. i. 35.
2.
private repository or
cabinet for papers Cæs. III.
ii. 135,
Mac. V. i. 6
“unlock her closet, take
forth paper,”
Lr. III. iii.
12.