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chamberlain

1

[ cheym-ber-lin ]

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

[ cheym-ber-lin ]

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

/ ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn /

noun

  1. ChamberlainSir (Joseph) Austen18631937MBritishPOLITICS: statesman 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. ChamberlainJoseph18361914MBritishPOLITICS: statesman 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. Chamberlain(Arthur) Neville18691940MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister 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. ChamberlainOwen19202006MUSSCIENCE: physicist Owen. 1920–2006, US physicist, who discovered the antiproton. Nobel prize for physics jointly with Emilio Segré 1959


chamberlain

2

/ 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈchamberlainˌship, noun

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Other Words From

  • under·chamber·lain noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chamberlain1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of chamberlain1

C13: from Old French chamberlayn, of Frankish origin; related to Old High German chamarling chamberlain, Latin camera chamber

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Example Sentences

Wilt Chamberlain once pointed out that “nobody loves Goliath,” as an excuse for his enduring unpopularity.

“DFA is not going to be working for them or trying to save them in their races,” Chamberlain said.

U.S. and Israeli hawks are rushing to call the interim nuclear agreement a capitulation and Obama another Chamberlain.

More radios were sold while British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and others met with Hitler than ever before.

Or the good people of Maine, who gave the country the Union hero of Gettysburg, Joshua Chamberlain?

After all, may not even John Burns be human; may not Mr. Chamberlain himself have a heart that can feel for another?

Mr. Chamberlain omitted to mention the last-named impost, but no doubt that was his artfulness.

The Chamberlain, thus fiercely attacked, was very feebly defended.

As to agriculture, he said that he had a conversation with Mr. Chamberlain on the subject just before the dissolution.

He assured her that if the Chamberlain was obstinate, he should publish it with a dedication to her Grace.

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