lacquey
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That lacquey was a spy of the Princess Clælia.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
At this moment the door opened, and the lacquey announced: "Monsieur le Comte de Valdemar; Ma'm'selle la Comtesse de Valdemar."
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
At this moment a lacquey approached and bowed to Captain Fargeau.
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
It was curious to observe the others as they sate or stood around this semblance of a lacquey; counts, barons, and generals, all like him, hats in hand; not like him intending departure.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
"Indeed?" he said contemptuously, looking at me as I should look at a lacquey.
From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.
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