laquais

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Compare English lackey.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /la.kɛ/
Audio (file)

Noun[edit]

laquais m (plural laquais)

footman, lackey, liveried servant
flunky, stooge

Descendants[edit]

→ German: Lakai

Further reading[edit]

“laquais”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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