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Meanings of groom of the bedchamber in English

Russian
камер-юнкер

Position in a royal or noble household.

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камер-юнкер
Usage of groom of the bedchamber in English
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Mr. Conway is made groom of the bedchamber to the King.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
2
H. S. Conway, Oct. 24,-Congratulation on his being appointed groom of the bedchamber.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
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He had been groom of the bedchamber of George II.
The Story of Manhattan
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The King was pleased, and Harrington was appointed a groom of the bedchamber at Holmby.
The Commonwealth of Oceana
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Mr. George Villiers, a younger brother of Lord Clarendon, was now here as groom of the bedchamber.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2
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Again the groom of the bedchamber tells me that the king is weary, this morning he is sleeping late.
The Lady of the Rivers
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Clavering, the groom of the bedchamber, refused to sit up with the body, and was dismissed by the King's order.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
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He was afterwards secretary in Ireland during the vice-royalty of William fourth Duke of Devonshire; groom of the bedchamber to George II.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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Then, with a lofty air, he added: For four years I was third groom of the bedchamber to the second son of England's queen.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
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I run to the king's apartments and shake his grooms of the bedchamber awake.
The Lady of the Rivers
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Two old gentlemen were his grooms of the bedchamber and saw him to bed together.
The Christmas Peace / 1908
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(318) General Charles Churchill, groom of the bedchamber to the King.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
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"But you are not groom of the bedchamber here," retorted Jefferson.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
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'Shall I get the grooms of the bedchamber to put him to bed?' he asks me.
The King’s Curse
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He was a Groom of the Bedchamber to Charles I and a great collector of recipes, particularly of "Meath".
The Guardian
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(514) His being appointed groom of the bedchamber to the King, George the Second.-E.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
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