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valet

va·let

UK/ˈvæleɪ/ US/ˈvælɪt/ fairly common uk us
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

  • “Jeeves was Bertie Wooster”
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verb

1.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). Doublet of varlet.

Phrases

  • clothes valet
  • valet parking

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