"valet" meaning in French

See valet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /va.lɛ/ Audio: Fr-valet.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-valet.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-valet.wav Forms: valets [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”) (compare Old Irish foss and Welsh gwas). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|vaslet|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French vaslet, {{inh+|fr|fro|vaslet}} Inherited from Old French vaslet, {{der|fr|ML.|*vassellittus}} Medieval Latin *vassellittus, {{der|fr|LL.|vassallus||manservant, domestic, retainer}} Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), {{der|fr|la|vassus||servant}} Latin vassus (“servant”), {{der|fr|cel-gau|*wassos||young man, squire}} Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), {{der|fr|cel-pro|*wastos||servant}} Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”), {{cog|sga|foss}} Old Irish foss, {{cog|cy|gwas}} Welsh gwas Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} valet m (plural valets)
  1. (historical) a male attendant of a knight or a lord Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-6IeVH1k8
  2. (historical) officer belonging to the king's house or a princely house, also valet de chambre Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-egqbHJ4C Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 5 12 5 10 1 6 1 1 8 2 0 13 1 6 10 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 6 19 26 16
  3. a male servant, a footman Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-xvI4ZdDO
  4. a wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing, also valet de nuit Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-cgsKL9~L Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 6 19 26 16
  5. (card games) jack Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-MWERWefm Categories (other): Card games, French entries with incorrect language header, Card games, Poker Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 6 19 26 16 Disambiguation of Card games: 2 18 3 9 61 7 Disambiguation of Poker: 4 7 11 18 53 6 Topics: card-games, games
  6. (especially in the form valet de menuisier) a holdfast (a hooked tool to hold a workpiece down to a workbench) Tags: especially, masculine
    Sense id: en-valet-fr-noun-p25JWzwY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 6 19 26 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: valet d'écurie, valet de menuisier

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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