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chamberlain

1 American  
[cheym-ber-lin] / ˈtʃeɪm bər lɪn /

noun

  1. an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility.

  2. an official who receives rents and revenues, as of a municipal corporation; treasurer.

  3. the high steward or factor of a member of the nobility.

  4. a high official of a royal court.

Chamberlain 2 American  
[cheym-ber-lin] / ˈtʃeɪm bər lɪn /

noun

  1. (Arthur) Neville, 1869–1940, British statesman: prime minister 1937–40.

  2. Joseph, 1836–1914, British statesman (father of Sir Austen and Neville Chamberlain).

  3. Sir (Joseph) Austen, 1863–1937, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1925.

  4. Owen, 1920–2006, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1959.

  5. Wilt(on Norman) Wilt the Stilt, 1936–1999, U.S. basketball player.

Chamberlain 1 British  
/ ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn /

noun

  1. 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)

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Owen. 1920–2006, US physicist, who discovered the antiproton. Nobel prize for physics jointly with Emilio Segré 1959

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chamberlain 2 British  
/ ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn /

noun

  1. an officer who manages the household of a king

  2. the steward of a nobleman or landowner

  3. the treasurer of a municipal corporation

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Other Word Forms

  • chamberlainship noun
  • underchamberlain noun

Etymology

Origin of chamberlain

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, variant of chamberlenc < Frankish *kamerling, equivalent to kamer (< Latin camera room; chamber ) + -ling -ling 1

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