noun
Meaning 1
A male servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A male servant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a man servant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: servant, retainer
Narrower terms: butler, pantryman, footman, valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
History
From Middle English man servant, man servaunt; equivalent to man + servant.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.