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laquais
Contents
French
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Etymology
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Origin uncertain. Compare
English
lackey
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/la.kɛ/
Noun
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laquais
m
(
plural
laquais
)
footman
,
lackey
,
liveried
servant
flunky
,
stooge
Descendants
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→
German:
Lakai
Further reading
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“
laquais
” in
le Trésor de la langue française informatisé
(
The Digitized Treasury of the French Language
).