chamberlain

[US]/'tʃeɪmbəlɪn/
[UK]/'tʃembɚlɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. attendant to a king, steward of a noble, collector; Chamberlain, Neville (politician)
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Lord Chamberlain

Personal Chamberlain

Example Sentences

he was turning the Chamberlain government away from appeasement.

The chamberlain greeted the guests at the entrance.

The chamberlain was responsible for managing the household staff.

The chamberlain presented the king with important documents.

The chamberlain oversaw the preparations for the royal banquet.

The chamberlain's duties included organizing official ceremonies.

The chamberlain wore a traditional uniform for the special occasion.

The chamberlain was trusted with the keys to the treasury.

The chamberlain's role was to assist the king in governing the kingdom.

The chamberlain's office was located in the palace's administrative wing.

The chamberlain's official residence was a grand mansion near the palace.

Real-world Examples

Pixesecanst, of course, plays are eventually exported to england and melodrama really takes off. Blame the lord chamberlain.

Source: Crash Course in Drama

They knew perfectly well what was cooking at every fire throughout the city, from the chamberlain's to the cobbler's.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

Simion Petrovitch was a chamberlain, and served in the ministerial court.

Source: Virgin Land (Part 1)

Soon the king arrived, followed by Monsieur de la Mole and his great Chamberlain.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

The lord steward and lord chamberlain looked after the expense of his family.

Source: The Wealth of Nations (Part Five)

No office: I will not be a minister, nor even a chamberlain.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part Two)

What with his chamberlains, his pomp, and his receptions in the Tuileries, he has simply provided a new edition of all the monarchical tomfoolery.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Two)

At last the princess agreed, but she told her chamberlain to give the prince a sleeping draught, that he might not hear or see her.

Source: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Part 2)

My sister was going to a court ball and she had three of the royal princes on her dance card, all arranged by a chamberlain and everything.

Source: The Night's Gentle Embrace (Part 1)

Then the chamberlains came and brought her the most beautiful robes; and her father and his whole court were there already, and welcomed her home on her marriage.

Source: Grimm's Fairy Tales (Part 2)

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