valet-de-chambre

See also: valet de chambre

English

Jean de Vaudetar, valet to King Charles V of France, presents the king with his gift of an illuminated manuscript by Jean Bondol, who was also a valet de chambre, in 1372.

Alternative forms

• valet de chambre

Etymology

Borrowed from French valet de chambre.

Noun

valet-de-chambre (plural valets-de-chambre)

1. (historical) The personal servant of a monarch.
2. A valet.

Translations

personal servant of a monarch

• Finnish: kamaripalvelija (fi)
• French: valet de chambre (fr) m
• German: Kammerdiener (de) m, Kammerdienerin (de) f
• Russian: камерди́нер (ru) m (kamerdíner)
• Scottish Gaelic: buachaill-seòmair m

valet — see valet

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• Latin: ^{(please verify)} diaetārius m