chambellan

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chamberlan, chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamarling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz (whence Old High German chamarling and also ultimately French camerlingue through Italian). The root of the word is Latin camera + Frankish *-ling (nominal suffix) from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz (nominal suffix), and the word was most likely coined at the court of the Frankish kings. More at chamber, -ling. Doublet of camerlingue.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.bɛ.lɑ̃/ ~ /ʃɑ̃.be.lɑ̃/
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Noun

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chambellan m (plural chambellans)

  1. chamberlain
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Descendants

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  • Italian: ciambellano
  • Spanish: chambelán

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