| 单词 | lord of the bedchamber |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslord of the bedchamber lord of the bedchamber n. [compare earlier lady of the bedchamber n. at lady n. Phrases 1b(c)] (the title of) a nobleman appointed to provide companionship and personal assistance to the monarch or Prince of Wales. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lord-in-waiting gentlemanc1400 gentleman of the privy chamber1549 privy chamberer1640 Gentleman of the Privy Chamber1681 lord of the bedchamber1717 lord in waiting1719 1717 H. Pelham Let. 3 Nov. in Lett. Countess of Suffolk (1824) I. 18 The King forbad the lord of the bedchamber inviting Lord Townshend and Walpole to dine with him. 1755 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 184/2 His majesty went to the house of peers, attended by..the ld of the bedchamber in waiting. 1821 Q. Rev. July 392 His eldest son.., notwithstanding his jacobite connexions, was appointed Lord of the Bedchamber by the personal favour of George II. 1919 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 17 Mar. 6/6 Lord Jersey's appointment as Lord of the Bedchamber to the king. 2011 M. Peacock Paper Garden viii. 183 Frederick named him a Lord of the Bedchamber, and in 1749 Bute advised the Prince on his horticultural enterprise at Kew. < as lemmas |
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