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valetism

valetism noun: the status or office of valet.

Noun

valetism (uncountable)

  1. The status or office of valet.
    • As the mysteries of valetism are not very recondite or difficult to be acquired by an intelligent person, Lockwood, after a little practice, performed his functions handily enough; […]1854, Catherine Crowe, Linny Lockwood, page 237

Origin of valetism

From valet + -ism.

Questions about valetism

What does valetism mean?
Valetism means the status or office of valet.
What part of speech is valetism?
Valetism is a noun.

Words near valetism in the dictionary

  1. valetas
  2. valetdom
  3. valeted
  4. valethood
  5. valeting
  6. valetism
  7. valetry
  8. valets
  9. valets de chambre
  10. valets-de-chambre
  11. valets-de-place

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