A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign. Some of the principal posts known by this name are the Grand Chamberlain of France and Grand Chamberman of France, the Grand Chamberlain of Japan and Chamberlain of Japan, the Lord Chamberlain of Norway and the Papal Camerlengo. The Lord Chamberlain, an English and later United Kingdom official, had certain government functions. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The Grand Chambellan of France – here translated as Grand Chamberlain of France to distinguish it from the similar but different position of Grand Chambrier de France, translated as Grand Chamberman of France, although both positions could equally be translated by the word chamberlain – was one of the Great Officers of... The Grand Chambrier de France – here translated as Grand Chamberman of France to distinguish it from the similar but different position of Grand Chambellan de France, translated as Grand Chamberlain of France, although both positions could equally be translated by the word chamberlain – was one of the Great Officers of... now. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ... The title Camerlengo (Italian for Chamberlain) refers to an official of the Papal court, referring either to the Chamberlain of the Roman Catholic Church, to the Chamberlain of the Sacred College of Cardinals, or to various lesser dignitaries. ... The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State. ...