Chamberer
//ˈt͡ʃeɪmbɚɚ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A servant who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. obsolete
"Mary Shelton, who entered as a chamberer in 1567 when she was about 17 years old, was the queen's second cousin on the Boleyn side."
- 2 A gallant; a libertine. obsolete
"I[…]haue not those soft parts of Conuersation That Chamberers haue"
Example
More examples"Mary Shelton, who entered as a chamberer in 1567 when she was about 17 years old, was the queen's second cousin on the Boleyn side."
Etymology
From Middle English chamberere, chamberer, from Old French chamberiere, feminine of chamberier; ultimately from Latin cambra (“room”). By surface analysis, chamber + -er.
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