valet
noun
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Any one who has valeted a dead Salvation Army captain in an uncertain light will appreciate the difficulty.
From Reginald in Russia and other sketches by Saki