chamberlain

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After the death of a reigning pope, the person in charge of ordinary affairs at the Vatican until the election of a new pope is the camerlengo, or chamberlain.

From Reuters

The lord chamberlain broke his wand of office and placed it onto the coffin, a symbol of the end of his service, to be buried with the sovereign.

From New York Times

Rather than handing her children over to court chamberlains to raise, she cared for them herself.

From New York Times

So the king called in the lord high chamberlain, the royal wizard and the royal mathematician.

From New York Times

He signed the Freedom declaration with a wave of the pen and thanked the chamberlain for being given the “Rules for the Conduct of Life” which date from the mid-18th century.

From Reuters