vailet

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan vaslet, from *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəjˈlɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəjˈlət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [vajˈlet]

Noun

vailet m (plural vailets, feminine vaileta)

1. (archaic) page, squire

   Synonym: patge

2. young boy

   Synonym: noiet

Related terms

• vassall

Further reading

• “vailet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.