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Webster 1913 Edition


Archchamberlain

Archˊcham′ber-lain

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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.