† valectn.
archaic. Obsolete.
A personal attendant.
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manc1175
valet1567
varlet of the chamber1567
point-trusser1594
valect1610
valet-de-chambre1646
Andrew1700
gentleman's gentleman1704
bearer1727
sirdar-bearer1782
sardar1816
tiring-man1856
Jeeves1952
1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 713 William De la Pole is in plaine tearmes called Delectus Valectus,..that is, Our welbeloved valect..now, valect..was in those daies an honorable title [etc.].
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Yorks. 215 In recompence whereof the King made him his Valect (equivalent to what afterward was called Gentleman of the Bed-chamber).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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