The title originated with an officer of a royal household who was responsible for the Chamber, which included the administration of the king's household's budget Boroughs later mimicked this, introducing officers to take charge of collecting revenues and paying expenses in part to relieve executive officers of some of their work but perhaps more to place a check on possible embezzlement by those officers It is not clear how early there were dedicated financial officers in borough administration (the absence of mention in the Ipswich proceedings of 1200 is notable), but merchant gilds appear to have had them from the beginning It was probably London who first gave its financial officers the title of "chamberlain", perhaps in part because the city treasury was kept safe in a particular chamber in the Guildhall Treasurers and receivers were other names used for this type of officer
an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman the treasurer of a municipal corporation British statesman who as Prime Minister pursued a policy of appeasement toward fascist Germany (1869-1940)
A chamberlain is the person who is in charge of the household affairs of a king, queen, or person of high social rank. British politician who helped establish the Locarno Pact. He shared the 1925 Nobel Peace Prize. American basketball player. He ranks among the all-time leading NBA scorers and rebounders and holds the record for most points (100) scored in a single game. an important official who managed the house of a king or queen in the past (chamberlayn, from kamera, from camera; CHAMBER). Chamberlain Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain Charles Joseph Chamberlain Houston Stewart Chamberlain John Angus Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain Arthur Neville Chamberlain Wilton Norman Chamberlain's Men Lord Chamberlain's Men