Name for a position in a noble household in the medieval period (c.13-14)

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It seems that in England the royal grooming staff were Gentlemen of the Bedchamber, Women of the Bedchamber, and Ladies of the Bedchamber.

Lower-ranking noblewomen would have enjoyed the service of a Lady's maid.

Aaron Brick 27586

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I believed at the time of writing that the best matching English term was "chamberlain" (Merriam-Webster: "an attendant on a sovereign or lord in his bedchamber"). Both words derive from reference to the bedroom in which the duties are performed: covilheira from cubicularius, and chamberlain from chambre. Sometimes the French term valet, or valet de chambre, was also applied.

Aaron Brick 27586

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