noun
Meaning 1
The personal servant of a monarch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
valet-de-chambre
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noun
Meaning 2
A valet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from French valet de chambre.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kamaripalvelija — personal servant of a monarch
- French: valet de chambre — personal servant of a monarch
- German: Kammerdiener — personal servant of a monarch
- German: Kammerdienerin — personal servant of a monarch
- Marathi: व्हाले-द-शांब्र (vhāle-da-śāmbra) — personal servant of a monarch
- Russian: камерди́нер (kamerdíner) — personal servant of a monarch
- Scottish Gaelic: buachaill-seòmair — personal servant of a monarch