A man of gentle birth attached to the household of the monarch or other person of high rank. Frequently with the household or part of the household…
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting (18) gentlemanc1400 A man of gentle birth attached to the household of the monarch or other person of high rank. Frequently with the household or part of the household… gentleman of the privy chamber1549 gentleman of the privy chamber and variants: a man, typically of noble birth, appointed to provide companionship and personal assistance to the… privy chamberer1640 a person who frequents the royal privy chamber. Gentleman of the Privy Chamber1681 spec. A private apartment in a royal residence; (more generally) a chamber reserved for the use of the monarch. Now historical. lord of the bedchamber1717 (the title of) a nobleman appointed to provide companionship and personal assistance to the monarch or Prince of Wales. lord in waiting1719 (a) (the title of) a nobleman appointed to provide companionship and personal assistance to the monarch or Prince of Wales; (b) (in later use) a… Subcategories:— position of (1) — lady-in-waiting or maid of honour (9) — period of attendance of (2) |
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