chamberlain

chamberlain
   At the highest level a chamberlain is an officer of the royal household whose duties include the stage-management of coronations, also overseeing the upkeep of royal buildings. He was originally responsible for the bed-chamber of the monarch. The word was applied at lower levels of society to those whose duties included looking after the bedrooms in an inn, or in the houses of those rich enough to retain a number of servants. In Joseph Andrews, by Henry Fielding, Mrs Towwouse, the innkeeper’s wife, shouts for her chamberlain to attend on Joseph, who is lying sick in one of the bedrooms: ‘Chamberlain, where the devil are you?’

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  • Chamberlain — steht für: Kämmerer in der englischen Sprache Lord Great Chamberlain (Lordkämmerer), Titel eines hochrangigen Amtsträgers der britischen Monarchie Lord Chamberlain of the Household, Titel eines weiteren Amtsträgers der britischen Monarchie… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Chamberlain — may refer to: Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Legal cases 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Chamberlain — Chamberlain, Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Joseph Chamberlain, Joseph Austen Chamberlain, Owen * * * (as used in expressions) Chamberlain, (Arthur) Neville Chamberlain, Charles Joseph Chamberlain, Houston Stewart …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • CHAMBERLAIN (A.) — CHAMBERLAIN AUSTEN (1863 1937) Fils aîné de Joseph Chamberlain, demi frère du plus jeune, Neville, Austen Chamberlain appartient à la famille qui influença de manière décisive la politique britannique de la fin de l’ère victorienne à la Seconde… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CHAMBERLAIN (J.) — CHAMBERLAIN JOSEPH (1836 1914) Né à Londres, devenu industriel à Birmingham, unitarien tôt tourné vers les questions sociales et en particulier éducatives, Joseph Chamberlain entre dans la vie publique à partir de 1873. Il va être successivement… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • CHAMBERLAIN (A. N.) — CHAMBERLAIN ARTHUR NEVILLE (1869 1940) Né d’un deuxième mariage de son père, Joseph Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain débute dans la carrière politique en entrant au Parlement de Londres en 1918. Membre du parti conservateur, il fait partie du… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Chamberlain — Chamberlain, Nev|ille (1869 1940) a British politician in the ↑Conservative Party who was elected Prime Minister in 1937. Many people criticized him for his policy of appeasement towards Hitler s Germany (=agreeing to their demands) . Chamberlain …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Chamberlain — Chamberlain, SD U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 2338 Housing Units (2000): 1044 Land area (2000): 6.480834 sq. miles (16.785282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.037809 sq. miles (0.097925 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.518643 sq. miles (16 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Chamberlain, SD — U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 2338 Housing Units (2000): 1044 Land area (2000): 6.480834 sq. miles (16.785282 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.037809 sq. miles (0.097925 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.518643 sq. miles (16.883207 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • CHAMBERLAIN (H. S.) — CHAMBERLAIN HOUSTON STEWART (1855 1927) Écrivain anglais connu essentiellement comme l’un des pères européens du racisme. Né dans une famille d’officiers supérieurs, influencé par un professeur allemand de Cheltenham, Otto Kuntze, et par ses… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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