an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility.
an official who receives rents and revenues, as of a municipal corporation; treasurer.
the high steward or factor of a member of the nobility.
a high official of a royal court.
(Arthur) Neville, 1869–1940, British statesman: prime minister 1937–40.
Joseph, 1836–1914, British statesman (father of Sir Austen and Neville Chamberlain).
Sir (Joseph) Austen, 1863–1937, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1925.
Owen, 1920–2006, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1959.
Wilt(on Norman) Wilt the Stilt, 1936–1999, U.S. basketball player.
Sir ( Joseph ) Austen. 1863–1937, British Conservative statesman; foreign secretary (1924–29); awarded a Nobel peace prize for his negotiation of the Locarno Pact (1925)
his father, Joseph. 1836–1914, British statesman; originally a Liberal, he resigned in 1886 over Home Rule for Ireland and became leader of the Liberal Unionists; a leading advocate of preferential trading agreements with members of the British Empire
his son, ( Arthur ) Neville. 1869–1940, British Conservative statesman; prime minister (1937–40): pursued a policy of appeasement towards Germany; following the German invasion of Poland, he declared war on Germany on Sept 3, 1939
Owen. 1920–2006, US physicist, who discovered the antiproton. Nobel prize for physics jointly with Emilio Segré 1959
an officer who manages the household of a king
the steward of a nobleman or landowner
the treasurer of a municipal corporation
1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, variant of chamberlenc < Frankish *kamerling, equivalent to kamer (< Latin camera room; see chamber) + -ling -ling 1
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“This is really about: Does Fulton County have the right to this property, which is the various election records,” Richard Briffault, the Joseph P. Chamberlain Professor of Legislation at Columbia Law School, told me.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
The livestream will be hosted by Ashley Graham, La La Anthony and Cara Delevingne, and influencer Emma Chamberlain will return as red carpet correspondent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Many West contemporaries—Wilt Chamberlain and Elgin Baylor, for instance—are gone, as is Bryant, whose death was clearly one of the worst times in West’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"The point about the Earl Marshal and the Lord Great Chamberlain is that they are both dignified and efficient," Lord Roberts said.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Chamberlain thought: What was the phrase in the manual?
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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