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单词 gentleman of the bedchamber
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gentleman of the bedchamber
b. Originally and chiefly British. gentleman of the bedchamber and variants: a man, typically of noble birth, appointed to provide companionship and personal assistance to the monarch or Prince of Wales; cf. gentleman of the chamber, gentleman of the privy chamber.
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1606 J. Reynolds Dolarnys Primerose sig. A2 To the right Honourable, Esme Stewart, Lord of Aubignuy, and one of the Gentlemen of his Maiesties bed-Chamber.
1685 London Gaz. No. 2028/2 Then the Lord Churchill Gentleman of the Bedchamber, followed by Two Grooms of the Bed-Chamber.
1791 Weekly Entertainer 21 Feb. 189 Four gentleman of the king's bedchamber.., willing to gratify the anger of their prince.., instantly resolved to execute his menaces.
1863 Crown Princess of Prussia Let. 1 Sept. in Dearest Mama (1968) 261 We are left to the care of a very funny old gentleman of the bedchamber.
2013 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 13 Oct. (State ed.) (Features section) 39 The modern palace still has ladies and gentlemen of the bedchamber, clerks of the closet and a good supply of grooms and aides-de-camp.
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