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(chām'bər-lən) pronunciation

1. An officer who manages the household of a sovereign or noble; a chief steward.
2. A high-ranking official in various royal courts.
An official who receives the rents and fees of a municipality; a treasurer.
Roman Catholic Church. An often honorary papal attendant.

[Middle English chaumberlein, from Old French chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamerling : Late Latin camera, chamber; see chamber + Germanic *-linga-, one connected with; see -ling¹.]

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Titles of Rank - chamberlain: chief officer in household of king or nobleman

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kammerherre, kæmner

Nederlands (Dutch)
kamerheer, penningmeester

Français (French)
n. - chambellan

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kammerherr, Kämmerer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυλάρχης, θησαυροφύλακας ή ταμίας (νομικού προσώπου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
ciambellano, tesoriere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - camareiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
камергер

Español (Spanish)
n. - chambelán

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kammarherre, kamrer (i kommun mm)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
侍从, 收款人, 管家

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 侍從, 收款人, 管家

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 시종, 출납 공무원

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 侍従, 家令, 執事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رئيس التشريفات, موظف في البلاط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצרן, מנהל לשכה‬

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