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servant out of livery

servant out of livery noun: a domestic servant of a higher grade, such as a majordomo or butler.

Noun

servant out of livery (plural servants out of livery)

  1. (historical) A domestic servant of a higher grade, such as a majordomo or butler.
    • In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.1837, James Fenimore Cooper, Gleanings in Europe: England

Forms of servant out of livery

pluralservants out of livery

Questions about servant out of livery

What does servant out of livery mean?
Servant out of livery means a domestic servant of a higher grade, such as a majordomo or butler.
What part of speech is servant out of livery?
Servant out of livery is a noun.
What is the plural of servant out of livery?
The plural of servant out of livery is servants out of livery.

Words near servant out of livery in the dictionary

  1. servaline
  2. servaline genet
  3. servaline genets
  4. servals
  5. servant
  6. servant out of livery
  7. servantage
  8. servantcy
  9. servantdom
  10. servanted
  11. servantess

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