valetry

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

valet +‎ -ry

Noun[edit]

valetry (uncountable)

  1. The status or office of valet.
    • 1913, Arnold Bennett, The Old Adam:
      Joseph, he saw that there were human or half-human beings born to self-abasement, and that, if their destiny was to be fulfilled, valetry was a necessary institution.
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