lacquey
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They ran after him might and main, Andrea leading, and the princess's lacquey next.
From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles
At this moment a lacquey approached and bowed to Captain Fargeau.
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
"So dear to Heav'n is humble May'ralty, That when a Sidney's found sincerely so A thousand liveried angels lacquey him!"
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
“So you are only a lacquey after all, then?” he remarked—“a common spy!”
From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Sir Percy Blakeney had not gone out fortunately: the lacquey who opened the door to my lord Tony stared astonished and almost paralysed for the moment at the extraordinary appearance of his lordship.
From Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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