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lackeys
We have found lemma(root) word of lackeys : lackey.
Definitions
[ˈlaki], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant
(e.g: lackeys were waiting to help them from the carriage)
- a brownish European moth of woods and hedgerows, the caterpillars of which live communally in a silken tent on the food tree
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Origin
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early 16th century: from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qā'id ‘the chief’
[ˈlaki], (Verb)
Definitions:
- behave in a servile way towards (someone)
(e.g: he had lacqueyed and flattered Walpole)
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Origin
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early 16th century: from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qā'id ‘the chief’
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