chamberlain: Meaning and Definition of
cham•ber•lain
Pronunciation: (chām'bur-lin), [key]
— n.
- an official charged with the management of the living quarters of a sovereign or member of the nobility.
- an official who receives rents and revenues, as of a municipal corporation; treasurer.
- the high steward or factor of a member of the nobility.
- a high official of a royal court.
Cham•ber•lain
Pronunciation: (chām'bur-lin), [key]
— n.
- 1869–1940, British statesman: prime minister 1937–40.
- 1836–1914, British statesman (father of Sir Austen and Neville Chamberlain).
- 1863–1937, British statesman: Nobel peace prize 1925.
- born 1920, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1959.
- (“Wilt the Stilt”), born 1936, U.S. basketball player.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.