vailet

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Catalan vaslet, from *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (manservant, domestic, retainer), from vassus (servant), from Gaulish *wassos (young man, squire), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (servant).

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Noun[edit]

vailet m (plural vailets, feminine vaileta)

  1. (archaic) page, squire
    Synonym: patge
  2. young boy
    Synonym: noiet

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