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Groom of the stole
Stole Stole, n. [AS. stole, L. stola, Gr. ? a stole, garment, equipment, fr. ? to set, place, equip, send, akin to E. stall. See Stall.] 1. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet. --Spenser. But when mild morn, in saffron stole, First issues from her eastern goal. --T. Warton. 2. (Eccl.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions. Groom of the stole, the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal household. [Eng.] --Brande & C.

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- was renamed Groom of the Stole. The Tudor historian David Starkey has attempted to frame this change as classic Victorianism: "When the Victorians came...
- the Chamber Groom of the Robes Groom of the Stool, later named Groom of the Stole, the senior nobleman in attendance in the King's Bedchamber Groom,...
- Chamber, Groom of the Robes, Groom of the Stole, and Groom of the Stool. The English etymology for Groom comes from the East Anglian occupational name...
- (overseen by the Groom of the Stole) with its own hierarchy of Gentlemen, Grooms and Yeomen, which usurped those of the Privy Chamber in terms of their influence...
- support of Lord North's ministry and became Groom of the Stole to the Prince of Wales later in the year, a position he would hold for the rest of his life...
- December 1844, he was made a Knight of the Garter at the relatively young age of 33. Abercorn was appointed Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert on 8 February...
- Knight of the Garter, Groom of the Stole, Lord Steward, Governor of Dover Castle and Warden of the Cinque Ports. At George I's coronation he carried the sceptre:...
- Mistress of the Robes (the highest office in the royal court that could be held by a woman), Groom of the Stool, Keeper of the Privy Purse, and Ranger of Windsor...
- accomplished, William (now King of England) made Bentinck Groom of the Stole, first gentleman of the bedchamber, and a Privy Counsellor. In April 1689 he was...
- the office of Groom of the Stole and Lady of the Bedchamber to the queen dowager, Henrietta Maria. She was born Elizabeth Feilding, the daughter of Sir...