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chamberlein (1155)
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chamberlein (1155)

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camberlein,  canberlain;  caumberlein;  chambelan,  chambellain,  chambellan,  chambellein,  chambellenc;  chamberlain,  chamberlang,  chamberlayn,  chamberleing,  chamberlen,  chamberlenc,  chamberleng,  chamberleyn;  chambirlain,  chambirlein;  chamblein;  chambrelan,  chambrelanc,  chambrelen,  chambreleyn;  chamburlein,  chamburleine,  chamburlen;  chaumbeleyn,  chaumberlain,  chaumberlayn,  chaumberlein,  chaumberleng,  chaumberlyn;  chaumbirlain,  chaumbirlein,  chaumbirleine;  chaumbrelein;  chaunberlein,  chaunberleng;  chomberlein;  kamberleng  (chamberley  Will Bere and Burley 110,  chambrerleyen  Boeve 2452,  shamberlayn  TNA E101/400/7)  
  FEW:  kamerling 16,298b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  chamberlenc 9,32b TL: chamberlenc 2,190 DEAF:  chamberlenc  DMF:  chambellan  TLF:  chambellan  OED:  chamberlain n.  MED:  chaumberlein n.  DMLBS:  camberlengus 247b

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1occupationstatussteward, servant: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mult veissiez en plusurs sens Errer vaslez e chamberlens, Mantels pendre, mantels plaier  Brut WACE 10354
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Li chamberlencs s’est endormi Quant sun service fud fini  S Gile1 2752
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  Quant sis sires le vit, si li fist aporter A un soen chamberlenc un mantel ki fu chier  Horn 2295
( c.1295-98 )  Vadlez de mesters. Un chamberlein […] un lardiner […]  Westm Wenlok 247
♦statusoccupationchamberlain, official in charge of king’s or nobleman’s household: 
( 1305 )  le Lieutenant le Roy et […] le Chaumberlein  Parl Writs 162
( 1341 )  Chaumberleyn de l’Houstel le Roi  Rot Parl1 ii 128
( 1350 )  R. mon (=a knight’s) chambreleyn  Test Ebor i 62
♦occupationstatussteward, financial or judicial official (of a king, corporation or public office): 
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiv2 )  Itels chamberleins doit Alisandre envoier Qe le treu de Grece sevent si paier  Rom Chev ANTS 2972
( 1310 )  e les issues et profiz […] viegnent a l’Escheker et al Tresorer, et a les chaumberleyns le Roi  Ann Lond 173.12
( 1323 )  le chaumberleyn des tailles  Red Bk 876
( 1347-48 )  qe toutes maners des overeignes necessaries dedeinz le dit chastel soient faites as custages […] le Roi par surveue du chaumberleyn de Berewyk  Rot Scot i 703
( s.xivex )  q’il soit presentee au Mair ou al Chamberleyn de la Guyhald  Scriveners 8
( 1370-71 )  totes les testamentz […] serront monstrez […] devaunt la mair et chaumbreleynes  YMB i 13
( 1401-02; MS: s.xv1 )  un des chamberleins de vostre Eschequere  Lett & Pet 393.9
( 1390-1412; MS: s.xv1 )  J[ehan] Profyt, chambelleyn de la guyhalle de Londres  Lett & Pet 128.76.12
2 name (used as a surname): 
( 1154-89 )  Henry le Canberlain  Family Names Chamberlain
( 1194 )  Geoffrey le Chaumberleng  Family Names Chamberlain
( 1293 )  Thomas le Chaumberlyn  Family Names Chamberlain
( 1327 )  William le Chamberleyn  Family Names Chamberlain
chamberlein d'Engletere
titlestatusLord Great Chamberlain of England (hereditary title of the Earls of Oxford, 1133-1526): 
( 1346 )  monseignur Johan de Veer Counte d'Oxenford et Chaumberleyn d'Engleterre  Ind Dagworth 370

See also:

chamberleinrie  suzchamberlein 
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