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- Groom_Porter abstract "The Groom-Porter was an office at the royal court of the kings of England, who had 'the Inspection of the King's Lodgings, and takes care that they are provided with Tables, Chairs, Firing, &c. As also to provide Cards, Dice, &c. when there is playing at Court: To decide Disputes which arise in Gaming'. He was also responsible for 'oversight of common Billiards Tables, common Bowling Grounds, Dicing Houses, Gaming Houses and Common tennis Courts and power of Licensing the same within the Citys of London and Westminster or Borough of Southwark. Eventually, the term became used for the owner, or operator of a gaming hall.The title may originally have referred to the keeper of the king's furnishings in his bedchamber. It was a position in the royal household, and therefore had certain privileges associated with it.In 1702 the remuneration was raised to £680 per year, which it remained until it was abolished with other sinecure offices at court in 1782.".
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- Groom_Porter wikiPageLength "2508".
- Groom_Porter wikiPageOutDegree "13".
- Groom_Porter wikiPageRevisionID "699386547".
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Card_game.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Casino.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Category:Gambling_terminology.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Category:Positions_within_the_British_Royal_Household.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Charles_FitzRoy-Scudamore.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Francis_Buller_(MP).
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Gambling.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink George_Paulet,_12th_Marquess_of_Winchester.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink List_of_English_monarchs.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Nicholas_Fortescue_the_Elder.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Wood_(antiquarian).
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Archer.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLink Thomas_Neale.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLinkText "Groom Porter".
- Groom_Porter wikiPageWikiLinkText "Porter".
- Groom_Porter wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Expand_list.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Use_British_English.
- Groom_Porter wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Use_dmy_dates.
- Groom_Porter subject Category:Gambling_terminology.
- Groom_Porter subject Category:Positions_within_the_British_Royal_Household.
- Groom_Porter hypernym Office.
- Groom_Porter type Building.
- Groom_Porter type List.
- Groom_Porter type List.
- Groom_Porter type Title.
- Groom_Porter comment "The Groom-Porter was an office at the royal court of the kings of England, who had 'the Inspection of the King's Lodgings, and takes care that they are provided with Tables, Chairs, Firing, &c. As also to provide Cards, Dice, &c. when there is playing at Court: To decide Disputes which arise in Gaming'.".
- Groom_Porter label "Groom Porter".
- Groom_Porter sameAs Q5610261.
- Groom_Porter sameAs m.03mzj9.
- Groom_Porter sameAs Q5610261.
- Groom_Porter wasDerivedFrom Groom_Porter?oldid=699386547.
- Groom_Porter isPrimaryTopicOf Groom_Porter.