chamberlein

Old French

Alternative forms

• chamberlain, chaumberlein, chambellan, chamberlayn, chamberlenc, chambreleyn

Etymology

Medieval Latin camerlingus, from Frankish *kamarling (“chamberlain”).

Noun

chamberlein oblique singular, m (oblique plural chamberleinz, nominative singular chamberleinz, nominative plural chamberlein)

1. chamberlain (officer in charge of managing a household)

Descendants

• Middle French: chambellan, chambellain, chamberlenc
  • French: chambellan (see there for further descendants)
• → Middle English: chamberlayn, chamberlein, chaumberlein, chaumberleyn, chamberleyn, chamberlain
  • English: chamberlain
• → Middle Armenian: ջամբռլայ (ǰambṙlay)