lacquey
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It is better to be a lord than a lacquey to a lord!
From Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There by Hazlitt, William
The very lacquey at the door would wonder how far the audacity of the common herd can go.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
The general in great distress wishing to bring the dreadful scene to an end, desired the lacquey who was in the empress's service, to bring a carriage into the court of the hotel.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
At this moment a lacquey approached and bowed to Captain Fargeau.
From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd
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
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