chamberlain

See also: Chamberlain

English

Etymology

From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamerling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). More at chamber, -ling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæmbɚlɪn/

Noun

chamberlain (plural chamberlains)

An officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
(obsolete) An upper servant of an inn.

Derived terms

archchamberlain
chamberlainship
underchamberlain

Translations

an officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign

Chinese:
Mandarin: (imperial China) 侍從 (zh), 侍从 (zh) (shìcóng), 管家 (zh) (guǎnjiā), 內臣 (zh), 内臣 (zh) (nèichén)
Dutch: kamerheer (nl) m
Finnish: kamariherra
French: chambellan (fr) m
German: Kammerherr m, Kämmerer (de) m
Greek:
Ancient Greek: πρόκοιτος m (prókoitos)

Italian: ciambellano (it) m
Japanese: チェンバレン (chenbaren), 侍従 (ja) (じじゅう, jijū), 侍従官 (じじゅうかん, jijūkan), 城代 (じょうだい, jōdai)
Persian: سرای‌سالار‎ (sarây-sâlâr)
Polish: szambelan m
Portuguese: camareiro (pt) m
Romanian: șambelan (ro) m
Russian: камерге́р (ru) m (kamergér)
Scottish Gaelic: seumarlan m

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Translations to be checked

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} ĉambelano (eo)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} ciambellano (it)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} chambelán (es) m