lady of the bedchamber
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He heard instead an invisible voice, which he soon, however, made out as belonging to an Ethiopian lady of the bedchamber; and this voice said: "Miss Becca's done gone out, sir!"
From The Youth of Jefferson A Chronicle of College Scrapes at Williamsburg, in Virginia, A.D. 1764 by Anonymous
"Please your majesty," answered a lady of the bedchamber, "it signifies that her imperial majesty, the reigning empress, has returned from her walk in the palace gardens."
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
The Princess had one lady of honor, one lady of the bedchamber, and eleven lady companions, of whom three were honorary.
From The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X by Imbert de Saint-Amand, Arthur Léon, baron
My new lady of the bedchamber has just arrived in Paris, where she is a perfect stranger.
From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
"Only that you would speak to my Lord Carteret to get me made lady of the bedchamber to the Queen of Hungary."
From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Cunningham, Peter
