chamberlain

Chamberlain
    n 1: British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of
         appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940) [syn:
         {Chamberlain}, {Neville Chamberlain}, {Arthur Neville
         Chamberlain}]
    2: the treasurer of a municipal corporation
    3: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
    

Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.
   chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]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.
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   2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]
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   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.
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   4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the
      chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.
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   {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.
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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.
    

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
    

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)
   FIPS code:            11220
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             43.805548 N, 99.328444 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57325
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Chamberlain, SD
    Chamberlain
    

25 Moby Thesaurus words for "chamberlain":
      accountant, auditor, bookkeeper, bursar, butler, cashier,
      cashkeeper, comptroller, controller, curator, depositary,
      depository, financial officer, house steward, housekeeper,
      liquidator, majordomo, paymaster, purse bearer, purser, receiver,
      seneschal, steward, treasurer, trustee

    

CHAMBERLAIN

Joe A., of England.  A former Lloyd-George of the
Treasury, who had different ideas of taxation.