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Lord Chamberlain

Defined in 1 dictionary — Bouvier (1914)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

An officer in the sovereign’s household, whose chief duties now consist in attending upon and attiring the sovereign at his coronation; in the care of the ancient palace of Westminster, the charge of and furnishing Westminster hall and the houses of parliament on state occasions, and attendance upon peers and bishops at their creation or doing of homage. 2 Enc. of Laws of Engl. 428.