Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

cham·ber·lain       (chām'bər-lən)  Pronunciation Key  n.   An officer who manages the household of a sovereign or noble; a chief steward. 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.]

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Cham·ber·lain       (chām'bər-lĭn)  Pronunciation Key  British politician and prime minister (1937-1940) who advocated a policy of appeasement toward the fascist regimes of Europe. He was forced to declare war on Germany after its invasion of Poland in 1939.

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chamberlain, Sir   (Joseph) British politician who helped establish the Locarno Pact. He shared the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize.

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chamberlain, Wilton Norman Known as "Wilt." Born 1936.   American basketball player. He ranks among the all-time leading NBA scorers and rebounders and holds the record for most points (100) scored in a single game.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
chamberlain 

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

chamberlain
noun
1.	British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
2.	the treasurer of a municipal corporation
3.	an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This

Chamberlain, ME Zip code(s): 04541

Chamberlain, SD (city, FIPS 11220) Location: 43.80763 N, 99.32024 W
Population (1990): 2347 (1024 housing units)
Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 57325

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chamberlain

Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF. chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k["a]mmerling, kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See Chamber, and -ling.] [Formerly written chamberlin.]

1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or chambers.

2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]

3. An officer having the direction and management of the private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in Europe, one of the high officers of a court.

4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.

The lord chamberlain of England, an officer of the crown, who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers. His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal housekeeping.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Chamberlain

a confidential servant of the king (Gen. 37:36; 39:1). In Rom. 16:23 mention is made of "Erastus the chamberlain." Here the word denotes the treasurer of the city, or the quaestor, as the Romans styled him. He is almost the only convert from the higher ranks of whom mention is made (comp. Acts 17:34). Blastus, Herod's "chamberlain" (Acts 12:20), was his personal attendant or valet-de-chambre. The Hebrew word _saris_, thus translated in Esther 1:10, 15; 2:3, 14, 21, etc., properly means an eunuch (as in the marg.), as it is rendered in Isa. 39:7; 56:3.