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| cham·ber·lain [ cháymbərlən ] (plural cham·ber·lains) |
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1. manager of royal or noble household: an official who manages the household of a monarch or member of the nobility
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2. treasurer of municipality: the treasurer of a municipality
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3. priest who is papal attendant: a Roman Catholic priest who is an attendant to the pope, often an honorary position
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| [12th century. Via Old French< assumed Frankish kamarling "little room" < Greek kamara "vault"] |
