Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
kammerherre
English translation:
Chamberlain
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
Dec 14, 2005 11:00
18 yrs ago
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Danish term
kammerherre
Danish to English
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I know this is listed in V&B, but V&B doesn't provide an appropriate answer here. This short bit of text looks like what was missing text from a tourist attractions document. Sentence: En enestaende samling af fysiske apparater, samlet i tidsrummet 1790-1815 af kammerherre og hofmarskal Adam Wilhelm Hauch.
I've even seen one reference on Google, calling this man a 'gentleman scientist'. Does anyone know how such a title, i.e. kammerherre og hofmarskal is usually expressed in English, or are both words used for emphasis? Should it be Lord Chamberlain or something similar do you think? Titles often don't have an exact equivalent due to cultural differences anyway, of course.
Advice appreciated.
I've even seen one reference on Google, calling this man a 'gentleman scientist'. Does anyone know how such a title, i.e. kammerherre og hofmarskal is usually expressed in English, or are both words used for emphasis? Should it be Lord Chamberlain or something similar do you think? Titles often don't have an exact equivalent due to cultural differences anyway, of course.
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
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5 +3 | Chamberlain | lone (X) |
3 | privy councillor | Diarmuid Kennan |
Proposed translations
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Chamberlain
(hist., ved hof) chamberlain (fx the chamberlain was an officer who managed the household of a king or nobleman).
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Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
13 mins
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Mange tak Sven!
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agree |
Rebecca Barath
35 mins
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Mange tak!
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agree |
Anne Simonsen
1 hr
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Mange tak, Anne!
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privy councillor
I think that this is the more commonly used term in English, chamberlain is only used in the title, Lord Chamberlain
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