valet
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noun \ˈva-lət, ˈva-(ˌ)lā, va-ˈlā\Definition of VALET
1
a : a man's male servant who performs personal services (as taking care of clothing) b : an employee (as of a hotel or a public facility) who performs personal services for customers
2
: a device (as a rack or tray) for holding clothing or personal effects
See Origin of VALET
Middle English vadlet, valet, from Anglo-French, young man of noble birth serving a lord, boy, servant, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of vassus servant — more at vassal
First Known Use: 14th century
2valet
transitive verbDefinition of VALET
: to serve as a valet
Examples of VALET
- She runs her own valeting business.
First Known Use of VALET
1840
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