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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French chambellan, from Old French chamberlan, chamberlenc, from Frankish *kamarling, from Proto-Germanic *kamarlingaz, from Latin camera + Frankish *-ling.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʂamˈbɛ.lan/
- Rhymes: -ɛlan
- Syllabification: szam‧be‧lan
Noun
szambelan m pers (female equivalent szambelanowa)
- (historical) chamberlain (high officer of state, as currently with the papal camerlengo, but normally now a mainly honorary title)
- (historical) chamberlain (officer in charge of managing the household of a sovereign)
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Further reading
- szambelan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- szambelan in Polish dictionaries at PWN