archchamberlain

English

Etymology

From arch- +‎ chamberlain.

Noun

archchamberlain (plural archchamberlains)

1. (historical) A chief chamberlain; a secular royal officer of the Holy Roman Empire, whose was elected by the Elector of Brandenburg

Translations

German officer

• German: Erzkämmerer m

References

• “archchamberlain”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.