chamberlain
noun
an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility.
chamberlainship
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a word derived from
chamberlain.
Example Sentences
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"I have no charge, Dr. Lundin," replied the page— "Call me not doctor," said the chamberlain, "since I have laid aside my furred gown and bonnet, and retired me into this temporality of chamberlainship."
From The Abbot by Sir Walter Scott
Sir, I shall congratulate you on your election into the chamberlainship of the city of London, or otherwise, as you shall acquit yourself in answering candidly and impartially to the following queries.
From Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe by Daniel Defoe
On the accession of James I., Sir Thomas Egerton was reappointed lord keeper, resigning the mastership of the rolls in May 1603, and the chamberlainship of Chester in August.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various
A regiment and a chamberlainship at the least!'
From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
