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单词 chamberlain
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Definition of chamberlain in English:

chamberlain

noun ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪnˈtʃeɪmbərlən
historical
  • 1An officer who managed the household of a monarch or noble.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The son of a Yorkist retainer, he came into prominence at the beginning of the reign as chamberlain of the household.
    • In fact, a former chamberlain to the Crown Prince described the remarks as the equivalent to a declaration of war.
    • The knowledge he displayed of that court's personnel convinced Louis XVI's former chamberlain, two of his former private secretaries, and a former lady-in-waiting that Naundorff spoke the truth.
    • Always a charming courtier, Dudley had managed to obtain a sinecure as chamberlain to Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena, wife of Cosimo II.
    • They were represented by the great chamberlain to the emperor and his deputy.
    1. 1.1British An officer who received revenue on behalf of a corporation or public body.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Its treasurer was the head of the administration, but the chamberlain made financial policy.
      • He gradually rose on the Stratford town council, serving as one of the two chamberlains, who had charge of borough property and finances, from 1561 to 1563.
      • The 1555 recension continues this principle, although by that time it was the chamberlains who were the accounting officers.
      • Unfortunately, they had been discovered by a chamberlain and were each receiving admonishments.
      • The chamberlains took over accounting responsibilities from the bailiffs in 1465 and in the same year Reynold Rokes was appointed town clerk.

Derivatives

  • chamberlainship

  • noun
    • He exchanged the Admiralty for the chamberlainship of the Household, a post which he had asked for two years before when its holder fell ill, and he acquiesced in Somerset's assumption of the Protectorate.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The explanation may lie in the opportunity for employment consequent upon the grant to Salisbury's son, Richard, earl of Warwick, of the chamberlainship of the Exchequer on 6 Dec.1450.
      • The village dates back to the 7th century AC, when Siena was a chamberlainship due to its strategic position.
      • Heton recovered his losses by 1572 but in December 1577, once again in debt, he was dismissed from the chamberlainship in circumstances which remain mysterious.
      • William de Pont de l' Arche, for example, had offered 1,000 marks for a chamberlainship and in 1129-30 he paid just 100 marks.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a servant in a bedchamber): via Old French from Old Saxon kamera, from Latin camera 'vault' (see chamber).

 
 

Definition of chamberlain in US English:

chamberlain

nounˈtʃeɪmbərlənˈCHāmbərlən
historical
  • 1An officer who manages the household of a monarch or noble.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Always a charming courtier, Dudley had managed to obtain a sinecure as chamberlain to Grand Duchess Maria Maddalena, wife of Cosimo II.
    • In fact, a former chamberlain to the Crown Prince described the remarks as the equivalent to a declaration of war.
    • They were represented by the great chamberlain to the emperor and his deputy.
    • The knowledge he displayed of that court's personnel convinced Louis XVI's former chamberlain, two of his former private secretaries, and a former lady-in-waiting that Naundorff spoke the truth.
    • The son of a Yorkist retainer, he came into prominence at the beginning of the reign as chamberlain of the household.
    1. 1.1British The treasurer of a corporation or public body.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The chamberlains took over accounting responsibilities from the bailiffs in 1465 and in the same year Reynold Rokes was appointed town clerk.
      • Its treasurer was the head of the administration, but the chamberlain made financial policy.
      • He gradually rose on the Stratford town council, serving as one of the two chamberlains, who had charge of borough property and finances, from 1561 to 1563.
      • Unfortunately, they had been discovered by a chamberlain and were each receiving admonishments.
      • The 1555 recension continues this principle, although by that time it was the chamberlains who were the accounting officers.

Origin

Middle English (denoting a servant in a bedchamber): via Old French from Old Saxon kamera, from Latin camera ‘vault’ (see chamber).

 
 
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