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# chamberlain

noun (chamberlains)

«chamberlain» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A chamberlain was an officer in charge of the rooms and household business of a king, queen or lord in old times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales and old stories, a royal officer who speaks and acts for the king

### Examples

- "I know who he says he is," said the Chamberlain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/#x1)
- The chamberlains walked along proudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/#x2)
- The Chamberlain pushed into the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

A royal officer who served the king in his private rooms. Such officers were often eunuchs.

**Interpretation.** In Esther the chamberlains carry the king's orders and also help move the plot along. Tradition sees even these small servants as part of how God quietly guides events.

### Examples

- While they were yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hastened to bring Haman unto the banquet that Esther had prepared. (Writings EST.6.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chamberlain/#x1)
- But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains; therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him. (Writings EST.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chamberlain/#x2)
- 'What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, forasmuch as she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?' (Writings EST.1.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chamberlain/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chamberlain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chamberlain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chamberlain» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chamberlain.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «chamberlain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chamberlain/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chamberlain» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/chamberlain.html) on Mova free.