单词 | chamberlain |
释义 | chamberlain /chāmˈbər-lin/nounAn officer appointed by a monarch, nobleman or corporation, to perform domestic and ceremonial duties or to act as factor, steward or treasurer ORIGIN: OFr chambrelenc; OHGer chamerling, from L camera a chamber, and -ling1 chamˈberlainship noun Lord Chamberlain An officer of high standing in the royal household, having control over all the officers and servants ‘above stairs’, except those of the bedchamber, over the establishment attached to the Chapel Royal, and the physicians, surgeons and apothecaries of the household Lord Great Chamberlain A hereditary officer who is in charge of the palace of Westminster and to whom on solemn occasions the keys of Westminster Hall and of the Court of Requests are delivered |
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