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1409 in M. Sellers York Memorandum Bk. (1915) II. 178 (MED) It is ordenyd..that no man of the said craft shall wyrke no other men servantes, nor prentyses, nor jourman.

1460 W. Worcester in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 204 Ye knowe wele how that my maister man-seruauntes were put in gretter truste.

1551 Bible (Matthew's) 2 Kings v. 26 It is a tyme..to receaue garments,..oxen, shepe, menseruantes and maydeseruants?

1611 Bible (King James) Neh. vii. 67 Beside their man seruants, and their maid seruants,..they had two hundred fourtie and fiue singing men and singing women. View more context for this quotation

1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) A man-servant, serviteur.

1745 J. Swift Direct. to Servants 75 It is highly improper for Men Servants to know that fine Ladies have Occasion for such Utensils.

1784 Will of S. Johnson in J. Boswell Life Johnson (1791) II. 572 To the use of Francis Barber, my man-servant, a negro.

1787 E. Inchbald Midnight Hour i. i. 9 The man-servant we have most to dread is one Nicholas, the General's valet,..for ever officiously concerned for the good of his master.

1833 H. F. Cary Jrnl. 18 Jan. (1847) II. xii. 200 My man-servant..will not fail to take good care of me on the journey.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White (new ed.) II. 289 The next morning, one of the men-servants was sent to London..with a letter to a physician.

1902 T. M. Lindsay Church & Ministry in Early Cent. viii. 355 The boy or man servant who followed his master when the latter went out of his house.

1955 A. West Heritage ii. 123 I'd given orders to my manservant to turn away autograph hunters.

1987 R. P. Jhabvala Three Continents i. 75 Their manservant opened the door.