Noun: chamberlain cheym-bu(r)-lin
- An officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman
"The chamberlain oversaw the preparations for the royal banquet"
- The treasurer of a municipal corporation
"The city chamberlain presented the annual budget report"
- British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
- Neville Chamberlain, Arthur Neville Chamberlain
Derived forms: chamberlains
Type of: financial officer, national leader, PM, premier, Prime Minister, statesperson, steward, treasurer
Part of: Conservative Party, Tory Party
Encyclopedia: Chamberlain, Ontario