chamberer

¹ American  

[cheym-ber-er] / ˈtʃeɪm bər ər /

noun

Archaic.

1. a man who frequents ladies' chambers; gallant.

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chamberer ² American  

[cheym-ber-er] / ˈtʃeɪm bər ər /

noun

Obsolete.

1. chambermaid.

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Etymology

Origin of chamberer¹

1200–50; Middle English: chamberlain < Anglo-French; chamber, -er ²

Origin of chamberer²

1350–1400; Middle English chamberere < Anglo-French, feminine of chamberer chamberlain; chamberer ¹

Example Sentences

It was learned me of my Lady Molyneux of Sefton, that I served as chamberer ere I came hither.

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

“Mistress Margaret Foljambe, my son’s wife, an’ it please your Grace; and Mistress Perrote de Carhaix, my head chamberer.

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

The new chamberer, who came in Marabel’s place, was named Ricarda; the girls were told this one evening at supper-time, and informed that she would arrive on the morrow.

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

Another of the signatories to that petition was Richard Stevenage, who was at that time chamberer of the abbey, and was created abbot on the deprivation of Robert Catton in 1538.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)