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chamberlain

Best crossword clue

"Royal household officer"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəlɪn/Part of speech nounSorted aabcehilmnrStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

Word origin

From Middle English chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, from Anglo-Norman chamberlenc, Old French chamberlayn, chamberlenc (“chamberlain”), from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”), equivalent to *kamer (“chamber”) + *-ling (“-ling”). Cognate with Old High German chamarling (“chamberlain”). Compare also Late Latin camerārius and comrade. More at chamber, -ling.

Used in a sentence

  • Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II.

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