Chamberlain Definition

chāmbər-lən
chamberlains
noun
The bedchamber attendant of a ruler or lord.
Webster's New World
An officer in charge of the household of a ruler or lord; steward.
Webster's New World
A high official in certain royal courts.
Webster's New World
A treasurer, as of a municipality.
Webster's New World
A papal gentleman. No longer in use.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
  • arthur neville chamberlain
  • Neville Chamberlain

Other Word Forms of Chamberlain

Noun

Singular:
chamberlain
Plural:
chamberlains

Origin of Chamberlain

  • From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamerling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). More at chamber, -ling.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English chaumberlein from Old French chamberlenc from Frankish kamerling Late Latin camera chamber chamber Germanic -linga- one connected with –ling1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Chamberlain Sentence Examples

  • Robert Parys, chamberlain of North Wales under Henry IV., is often given as their godfather.

  • Next came dignities of a slightly lower rank, such as those of grand almoner (Fesch), grand marshal of the palace (Duroc), grand chamberlain (Talleyrand), grand master of the horse (Caulaincourt), grand huntsman (Berthier), grand master of ceremonies (Segur).

  • In later years, when the Boers desired to regard the whole of this convention (and not merely the articles) as cancelled by the London Convention of 1884, and with it the suzerainty, which was only mentioned in the preamble, Mr Chamberlain, a member of the cabinet of 1880-1885, pointed out that if the preamble to this instrument were considered cancelled, so also would be the grant of self-government.

  • So wrote Mr Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, on the 9th of November following, to the treasury.

  • Mr Chamberlain concluded by asking whether the treasury would consent to sending a royal commission to the West Indies to inquire into the effect of the foreign sugar bounties on their principal industry.

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