| 单词 | woman of the bedchamber |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswoman of the bedchamber woman of the bedchamber n. British a woman who attends on the queen or queen mother (cf. lady of the bedchamber n. at lady n. Phrases 1b(c)). ΚΠ 1706 A. Boyer Hist. Reign Queen Anne: Year the Fourth 82 The Women of the Bed-Chamber to her Majesty in another of the Queens Coaches; the Maids of Honour in another. 1839 Times 3 Apr. 5/1 The Marchioness of Tavistock and Lady Theresa Digby have succeeded the Marchioness of Normanby and Lady Charlotte Copley as the Lady and Woman of the Bedchamber in waiting on the Queen. 1944 Eng. Hist. Rev. 59 276 Abigail Hill, destined to become famous later in the reign, was now receiving a salary of £500 as a woman of the bedchamber. 2006 Financial Times (Nexis) 28 Dec. 2 His wife Lady Susan is Woman of the Bedchamber to the Queen. < as lemmas |
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