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Lord Chamberlain

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Lord Chamberlain
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
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When the Queen sees them doing this she signs to the servants to wash up and put away, and then everybody adjourns to the dance, the Queen walking in front while the Lord Chamberlain walks behind her, carrying two little pots, one of which contains the juice of wall-flower and the other the juice of Solomon's Seals.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
Brownie held out her arms to the Duke and he flung himself into them, the Queen leapt into the arms of the Lord Chamberlain, and the ladies of the court leapt into the arms of her gentlemen, for it is etiquette to follow her example in everything.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
The respect shown throughout the play by Claudius to Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain, now in his dotage, suggests that possibly Polonius was instrumental in securing Claudius' election.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
 
 
 
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