| 单词 | groom of the crossbows |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGroom of the Crossbows 4. The specific designation of several officers of the English Royal Household, chiefly members of the Lord Chamberlain's department: with defining prepositional phrases, as Groom of the (Privy, Great) Chamber, Groom of the Stole, Groom in waiting, etc.; also †Groom of the Beds, †Groom of the Crossbows. ΘΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > members of chamberlain's department yeoman of the chamber1345 groom of the stole1455 yeoman of the robes1455 yeoman of the stole1455 groom1464 yeoman of the wardrobe?1523 1464 in Manners & Househ. Expenses Eng. (1841) 159 Item, the same tyme..my mastyre to the gromys off chambre ffore reshis, xvj. d. 1502 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 42 John Browne grome of the beddes. 1502 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 54 Elys Hilton grome of the robys. 1530 in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expences Henry VIII (1827) 70 Giles grome of the Crosbowes. 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie i. viii. 12 King Henry the 8...for a few Psalmes of Dauid turned into English meetre by Sternhold, made him groome of his priuy chamber. 1657 A. Wood Life & Times (1891) I. 227 One of the gromes of the bed-chamber to K. Charles I. a1706 J. Evelyn Life Mrs. Godolphin (1939) 10 The late Countesse of Guilford, (Groome of the stole to the Queene-Mother). 1731 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 35/2 Edw. Williams, Esq.; made Groom of his Majesty's removing Ward-robe. 1804 W. Cruise Digest Laws Eng. Real Prop. III. 164 Lord Rochfort being groom of the stole to his Majesty. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. iv. vi. 61 A groom of the chambers indicates the way to him. 1868 Pall Mall Gaz. 23 July 5 Sir Henry was a Groom-in-Waiting to Her Majesty. < as lemmas |
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