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WOMAN BEDCHAMBER [1 record]

Record 1 2019-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Etiquette and Protocol
DEF

[In Britain,] a woman who attends on the queen or queen mother.

OBS

woman of the bedchamber: not to be confused with lady of the bedchamber, who, in the British royal household, ranks above a woman of the bedchamber.

OBS

woman of the bedchamber: This concept is unique to the British royal household, making reference to a lady-in-waiting who attends the queen or queen mother only. The French language uses the term that encompasses all ladies-in-waiting who attend upon queens, princesses or other noble women.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étiquette et protocole
CONT

Une dame de compagnie ou demoiselle de compagnie est l'assistante personnelle d'une reine, d'une princesse ou d'une autre dame de la noblesse. Elle est souvent elle-même noble, mais d'un rang inférieur à celui de la personne qu'elle assiste. Elle n'est pas considérée comme une domestique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Etiqueta y protocolo
CONT

Una dama de compañía [...] era la asistente personal de una reina, princesa o alguna otra dama de la familia real. Con frecuencia se trataba de mujeres de noble nacimiento pero de un rango inferior al de la persona a la que asistían. No se le consideraba una doméstica [...]

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