Chamberlain

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.
     chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]mmerling,
     kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See {Chamber}, and
     {-ling}.] [Formerly written {chamberlin}.]
     1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or
        chambers.


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     2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
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     3. An officer having the direction and management of the
        private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in
        Europe, one of the high officers of a court.
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     4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the
        chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
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     {The lord chamberlain of England}, an officer of the crown,
        who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and
        provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for
        the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under
        him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers.
        His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain
        of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal
        housekeeping.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Chamberlain
       n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
            appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn: {Neville
            Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville Chamberlain}]
       2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation
       3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "chamberlain":
     accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, butler, cashier,
     cashkeeper, comptroller, controller, curator, depositary,
     depository, financial officer, house steward, housekeeper,
     liquidator, majordomo, paymaster, purse bearer, purser, receiver,
     seneschal, steward, treasurer, trustee
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Chamberlain
     a confidential servant of the king (Gen. 37:36; 39:1). In Rom.
     16:23 mention is made of "Erastus the chamberlain." Here the
     word denotes the treasurer of the city, or the quaestor, as the
     Romans styled him. He is almost the only convert from the higher
     ranks of whom mention is made (comp. Acts 17:34). Blastus,
     Herod's "chamberlain" (Acts 12:20), was his personal attendant
     or valet-de-chambre. The Hebrew word _saris_, thus translated in
     Esther 1:10, 15; 2:3, 14, 21, etc., properly means an eunuch (as
     in the marg.), as it is rendered in Isa. 39:7; 56:3.
     

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Chamberlain, ME
    Zip code(s): 04541
  Chamberlain, SD (city, FIPS 11220)
    Location: 43.80763 N, 99.32024 W
    Population (1990): 2347 (1024 housing units)
    Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57325

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Chamberlain, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
     Population (2000):    2338
     Housing Units (2000): 1044
     Land area (2000):     6.480834 sq. miles (16.785282 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.037809 sq. miles (0.097925 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    6.518643 sq. miles (16.883207 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            11220
     Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
     Location:             43.805548 N, 99.328444 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     57325
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Chamberlain, SD
      Chamberlain