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Webster 1913 Edition


Archchamberlain

Archˊcham′ber-lain

,
Noun.
[Cf. G.
erzkämmerer
. See
Arch-
,
pref
.]
A chief chamberlain; – an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.

Webster 1828 Edition


Archchamberlain

ARCHCHAMBERLAIN

,
Noun.
A chief chamberlain; an officer of the German empire, whose office is similar to that of the great chamberlain in England. This office belongs to the elector of Brandenburg.

Definition 2024


archchamberlain

archchamberlain

English

Noun

archchamberlain (plural archchamberlains)

  1. A chief chamberlain; an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.