Groom of the Stool (English, name)
expansion: Groom of the Stool (plural Grooms of the Stool)
Senses:
topics: government
monarchy
politics
glosses: Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet; later a senior official who was allowed access to the monarch's privy chamber and served as a personal secretary.
tags: British
historical
Forms:
form: Grooms of the Stool
tags: plural
form: groom of the stool
tags: alternative