Bible Dictionary

Room,

ROOM, in the phrases "uppermost room" or "chief room," Matt 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7-9; Luke 20:46; denotes the seat of honor at the table, the first place on the first couch. See Eating.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

ROOM, in the phrases "uppermost room" or "chief room," Matt 23:6; Mark 12:39; Luke 14:7-9; Luke 20:46; denotes the seat of honor at the table, the first place on the first couch. See Eating.