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/man"serr'veuhnt/, n., pl. menservants.a male servant, esp. a valet.[1545-55; MAN1 + SERVANT]
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Manservant — Man serv ant, n. A male servant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manservant — also man servant, 1550s, from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + SERVANT (Cf. servant) … Etymology dictionary
manservant — ► NOUN ▪ a male servant … English terms dictionary
manservant — [man′sʉr΄vənt] n. pl. menservants [men′sʉr΄vənts] a male servant: also man servant … English World dictionary
manservant — [[t]mæ̱nsɜː(r)v(ə)nt[/t]] manservants N COUNT A manservant is a man who works as a servant in a private house. [BRIT, OLD FASHIONED] They were waited on by a manservant. (in AM, use houseman) … English dictionary
manservant — UK [ˈmænˌsɜː(r)v(ə)nt] / US [ˈmænˌsɜrvənt] noun [countable] Word forms manservant : singular manservant plural menservants UK [ˈmenˌsɜː(r)v(ə)nts] / US [ˈmenˌsɜrvənts] an old word meaning a man who is a servant, especially to another man … English dictionary
manservant — noun A male servant. I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning … Wiktionary
Manservant and Maidservant — 1st edition … Wikipedia
manservant — noun (plural menservants) Date: 14th century a male servant … New Collegiate Dictionary
manservant — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. valet, steward, attendant, man; see servant … English dictionary for students
