groom-in-waiting

noun

The holder of a post in the royal household of the United Kingdom (or in earlier times one of several simultaneous holders), serving as an attendant on the monarch's person.

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Meanings

noungroom-in-waiting (plural grooms-in-waiting)

plural grooms-in-waiting

  1. historicalThe holder of a post in the royal household of the United Kingdom (or in earlier times one of several simultaneous holders), serving as an attendant on the monarch's person.
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APA

groom-in-waiting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groom-in-waiting

MLA

“groom-in-waiting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groom-in-waiting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groom-in-waiting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groom-in-waiting.

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