LA

CHAMBRE DE LA. Literally, ' of the Chamber.' Certain rojal courts were anciently styled camera or chambers ; e.g., the Painted chamber, the Star chamber, &c. See the Law Dictionaries. Hence the title of chamberlain. Subordinate officers were styled Trcsorier, (Sec, — de la Chambre: hence the surname. See Chamberlain.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.