footboyn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtbɔɪ/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ/

Forms: see foot n. and boy n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., boy n.¹

Etymology: < foot n. + boy n.¹ With both senses compare earlier footman n.

†1. A boy travelling on foot as an attendant to an army or military unit. Obsolete.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > footman > boy

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1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 8 On hee paceth with his men and his foote-boyes towardes Assyria.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. v. 28 Like Pesant foot-Boyes doe they keepe the Walls.

1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 124 The number of horse-boyes, and foot-boyes, and of hangers-on,..he thinks to be greater..than that of the souldiers came unto.

2. A boy, usually in livery, employed in place of or to assist a footman (footman n. 3); = pageboy n. 1. Now historical.

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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun] > liveried > boy

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1599 J. Minsheu Dict. Eng. & Spanish in Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 301/3 A Foote boy, or lackie, vide Lacáyo, Móço de Espuélas.

1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes 5 On Friday night late I received a Note from your Foot-boy.

1664 F. Philipps Mistaken Recompense 89 One or two Foot-boyes dressed up like some ridiculous Antiques to wait upon the Coach.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 96. ⁋1 From my being first a Footboy at fourteen, to my present Station of a Nobleman's Porter.

1764 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 26 Mar. Several Cooks and Foot-boys are wanted, and Maids of All-work, for reputable private Families.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. ii. i. 156 She..was shewn, by a little shabby foot-boy, into a parlour.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales I. 191 The smart maid-servant, and the dirty little footboy.

1872 E. A. Hart Runaway ii. 30 I'm pretty sure I should tell the foot-boy to go about his business in the first instance.

1921 Spectator 5 Mar. 306/1 These are the chief characters, and they are attended by a swarm of absurd footmen, footboys, and serfs.

1996 M. Abbott Life Cycles Eng. i. vii. 129 A footboy was added to the household in 1660: he wore a distinctive livery, ran errands and waited on his master in public.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	footboy
释义	footboyn. Brit. /ˈfʊtbɔɪ/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ/ Forms: see foot n. and boy n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., boy n.¹ Etymology: < foot n. + boy n.¹ With both senses compare earlier footman n. †1. A boy travelling on foot as an attendant to an army or military unit. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > footman > boy foot pagec1390 footboy1590 1590 R. Greene Mourning Garment 8 On hee paceth with his men and his foote-boyes towardes Assyria. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. v. 28 Like Pesant foot-Boyes doe they keepe the Walls. View more context for this quotation 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 124 The number of horse-boyes, and foot-boyes, and of hangers-on,..he thinks to be greater..than that of the souldiers came unto. 2. A boy, usually in livery, employed in place of or to assist a footman (footman n. 3); = pageboy n. 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > [noun] > liveried > boy footboy1599 tiger1825 1599 J. Minsheu Dict. Eng. & Spanish in Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 301/3 A Foote boy, or lackie, vide Lacáyo, Móço de Espuélas. 1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes 5 On Friday night late I received a Note from your Foot-boy. 1664 F. Philipps Mistaken Recompense 89 One or two Foot-boyes dressed up like some ridiculous Antiques to wait upon the Coach. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 96. ⁋1 From my being first a Footboy at fourteen, to my present Station of a Nobleman's Porter. 1764 Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser 26 Mar. Several Cooks and Foot-boys are wanted, and Maids of All-work, for reputable private Families. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia I. ii. i. 156 She..was shewn, by a little shabby foot-boy, into a parlour. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales I. 191 The smart maid-servant, and the dirty little footboy. 1872 E. A. Hart Runaway ii. 30 I'm pretty sure I should tell the foot-boy to go about his business in the first instance. 1921 Spectator 5 Mar. 306/1 These are the chief characters, and they are attended by a swarm of absurd footmen, footboys, and serfs. 1996 M. Abbott Life Cycles Eng. i. vii. 129 A footboy was added to the household in 1660: he wore a distinctive livery, ran errands and waited on his master in public. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1590
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