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Groom of the Stool

name
/ˈɡɹuːm əv ðə ˈstuːl/UK/ˈɡɹum əv ðə ˈstul/US

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet

    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.

    • Holonym: royal household

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Groom of the Stool.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA