chambellan

French

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, from Frankish *kamerling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz (whence Old High German chamarling and French camerlingue). 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃɑ̃.bɛ.lɑ̃/, SAMPA: /SA~.bE.lA~/

Noun

chambellan m. (plural chambellans)

1. chamberlain

References

• "chambellan" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).