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valetry

valetry noun: the status or office of valet.

Noun

valetry (uncountable)

  1. The status or office of valet.
    • Joseph, he saw that there were human or half-human beings born to self-abasement, and that, if their destiny was to be fulfilled, valetry was a necessary institution.1913, Arnold Bennett, The Old Adam

Origin of valetry

From valet + -ry.

Questions about valetry

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

Words near valetry in the dictionary

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

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