A male personal attendant of a king or nobleman, who waits on him in his bedchamber; (rarely also) a lady's maid. Also figurative. Obsolete.
单词 | θ171010 |
释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > servant of bedchamber (12) chamberlainc1325 A male personal attendant of a king or nobleman, who waits on him in his bedchamber; (rarely also) a lady's maid. Also figurative. Obsolete. cubicularya1382 = cubicular, n. cubicularc1425 An attendant in a bedchamber; a groom of the bedchamber; a chamberlain. Chiefly Scottish. chamberer?a1439 A manservant responsible for the clothes and personal appearance of his master; a valet, a personal attendant. Also: an official responsible for the… bedchamber-man1643 attributive, as bed-chamber candle, bedchamber plot, bedchamber-man. bower-thane1845 (see quot.). Subcategories:— inferior (1) — woman (5) |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。