chamberlain
Syllables: cham·ber·lain/ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəlɪn//ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚlɪn/
chamberlain noun: a senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
Noun
chamberlain (plural chamberlains)
- A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
- A high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title.
- An upper servant of an inn.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Chamberlain
Chamberlain (plural Chamberlains)
- A surname.
- Shortly after Surrey high school student Hamed Nastoh (called a “faggot” by classmates) killed himself by jumping off a bridge, James Chamberlain wrote a letter to the editor of a small newspaper called the Peace Arch News.2000 June 28, Tom Yeung, “Using his death?”, in Xtra Magazine, archived from the original on 20 Apr 2024
- Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister at the outbreak of World War II.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Chamberlain
Chamberlain (uncountable)
- A township in the Timiskaming District, Ontario, Canada.
- A village in the Rural Municipality of Sarnia No. 221, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A city, the county seat of Brule County, South Dakota, United States.
- A village in Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay.
chamberlain meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
chamberlain in Hindi
- चैम्बरलेन, चैंबरलेन, चेम्बरलेन
chamberlain in Tamil
- சேம்பர்லேன், சேம்பர்லெய்ன்
chamberlain in Marathi
- चेंबरलेन, चॅम्बरलेन, चेंबरलीन
chamberlain in Urdu
- فراش, حاجب
More languagesFewer languages
- chamberlain in Bengali
- চেম্বারলেইন, চেম্বারলেন
- chamberlain in Telugu
- చాంబర్లేన్
- chamberlain in Malayalam
- ചേംബർലെയ്ൻ
- chamberlain in Kannada
- ಚೇಂಬರ್ಲೇನ್, ಚಾಂಬರ್ಲೇನ್
- chamberlain in Punjabi
- ਚੈਂਬਰਲੇਨ, ਚੈਂਬਰਲੈੱਨ, ਚੈਂਬਰਲੀਨ
- chamberlain in Gujarati
- ચેમ્બરલેન, ચેમ્બરલેઇન, ચેમ્બરલીન
- chamberlain in Odia
- ଚେମ୍ବର୍ଲେନ୍, ଚାମ୍ବର୍ଲେନ୍, ଚାମ୍ବରଲେନ୍
- chamberlain in Nepali
- चेम्बरलेन, च्याम्बरलेन, चेम्बर्लेन
- chamberlain in Persian
- سرایسالار sarây-sâlâr
Forms of chamberlain
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | chamberlains |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Chamberlains |
| alternative form | Chamberlaine |
Origin of chamberlain
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.
Words formed from chamberlain
Phrases with chamberlain
Questions about chamberlain
- What does chamberlain mean?
- Chamberlain means a senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.
- What is chamberlain in Hindi?
- Chamberlain in Hindi is चैम्बरलेन, चैंबरलेन, चेम्बरलेन. See Chamberlain meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chamberlain?
- Chamberlain can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce chamberlain?
- Chamberlain is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbəlɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of chamberlain?
- The plural of chamberlain is chamberlains.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chamberlain (page history and authors); Chamberlain (page history and authors); chamberlain (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); chamberlain (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chamberlain (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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