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chamberlain omen perfidious prowess retinue
chamberlain
/ˈtʃeɪmbələn, ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn $ -bər-/ noun [countable]
an important official who managed the house of a king or queen in the past
omen
/ˈəʊmən $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable]
a sign of what will happen in the future:
- The car won't start. Do you think it's an omen?
a good/bad/ill omen
- The mist seemed like a bad omen adn Sara's heart sank a little.
omen of
- He will regard your presence as omen of good fortune.
omen for
- It's a good omen for the future.
perfidious
per·fid·i·ous /pəˈfɪdiəs $ pər-/adjective literary
someone who is perfidious is not loyal and cannot be trusted.
prowess
prow·ess /ˈpraʊəs, ˈpraʊɪs/ noun [uncountable]
formal great skill at doing something:
- his physical prowess
- military prowess
retinue
ret·i·nue /ˈretɪnjuː $ -nuː/ noun [countable]
a group of people who travel with someone important to help and support them
retinue of
- He travelled with a huge retinue of servants.
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English