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Kamer-yunker
Gentleman of the Bedchamber
also: камер-юнкер, Gentleman of the Bedchamber
A junior honorary court rank in Imperial Russia (gentleman-in-waiting), granted chiefly for social standing rather than any actual duty.
Reading notes
- Mixed-Up Announcements §3 Gentleman of the Bedchamber
"Kamer-yunker," a junior honorary court rank (gentleman-in-waiting) in Imperial Russia, awarded for social standing rather than any real duty -- comically attached here to the fictitious deceased of a garbled death notice.