Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chief chamberlain.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.
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- noun A
chief chamberlain ; anofficer of the oldGerman empire , whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain inEngland .
Etymologies
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arch- + chamberlain
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Examples
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He knew that the archchamberlain lifted the great jewel-crusted hat from the king’s head and set it on his own for an instant, that they brought him a flowing purple robe, and clasped about his waist a golden belt, every link set with a stone of price.
A Victor of Salamis William Stearns Davis 1903
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