Groom of the Stool

专有名词
英 /ˈɡɹuːm əv ðə ˈstuːl/    美 /ˈɡɹum əv ðə ˈstul/

英文释义

专有名词
  1. Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet; later a senior official who was allowed access to the monarch's privy chamber and served as a personal secretary. UK,historical
    — Holonym: royal household
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词形变化

Grooms of the Stool plural groom of the stool alternative

词源

From groom (“officer of the English royal household”) + of + the + (close-)stool (“a chamber pot enclosed in a stool or box”).
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