CHAMBERLAIN

an officer in charge of the household of a ruler or lord; steward. —Welcome to the SO Glossary Final approval 2-Mar-90

(Arthur) Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940), British statesman and politician. He became Prime Minister in 1937 and attempted to avoid war between Britain and Germany by negotiating the Munich Agreement in 1938, under which Germany, led by Hitler was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia. World War II broke out less than a year later. He resigned as prime minister in May, 1940. See also Nazi Germany in this glossary. You take Chamberlain and chaps like this and so forth.

(Arthur) Neville Chamberlain (1869 - 1940), British statesman and politician. He became Prime Minister in 1937 and attempted to avoid war between Britain and Germany by negotiating the Munich Agreement in 1938, under which Germany, led by Hitler was allowed to extend its territory into parts of Czechoslovakia. World War II broke out less than a year later. He resigned as prime minister in May, 1940. See also Nazi Germany in this glossary. You take Chamberlain and chaps like this and so forth.

an officer in charge of the household of a ruler or lord; steward.