Definition of chamberlain

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Chamberlain, (Arthur) Neville >

cham·ber·lain    (chmbr-ln) KEY 

NOUN:

1. 1. An officer who manages the household of a sovereign or noble; a chief steward.
   2. A high-ranking official in various royal courts.
2. An official who receives the rents and fees of a municipality; a treasurer.
3. Roman Catholic Church An often honorary papal attendant.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English chaumberlein, from Old French chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamerling : Late Latin camera, chamber ; see chamber + Germanic *-linga-, one connected with ; see -ling¹