chamberlain
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʃeɪm.bəl.ɪn/us/ˈtʃeɪm.bɚ.lɪn/in the past, anofficialwho was inchargeof thehousehold(= ahomeand thepeopleandservantslivingin it)of aking,queen, or otherpersonof highrank:
He was a chamberlain at the Habsburgcourtin Vienna.
the king's chamberlain
inBritainin the past, anofficialwhocollectedrevenue(=taxand othermoneyreceivedby agovernmentorpublicbody)in anarea:
He was aformertownchamberlain.
- As chamberlain to the queen'shousehold, he hadlinkswitheminentpeopleof theday.
- In 1471 he wasappointedchamberlain to Prince Edward, then oneyearold.
- He had been chamberlain to a Cardinal.
- He was made chamberlain of bothnorthandsouthWales.
- The chamberlains wereresponsibleforrepairingdefectsin thecitywalls, out ofcommunalrevenues.
- Tax-collectors and chamberlains wererequiredtorenderfullaccounts.
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