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A '''lackey''' or '''lacquey''' is a term for a uniformed [[manservant]], in its original meaning (attested 1529, according to the ''[[OED]]'').
The modern connotation of "servile follower" appeared later, in 1588 (''OED'').<ref name="oed">[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=lackey Online Etymology Dictionary - ''Lackey'']</ref>
==Etymology==
There are several theories about the origins of the word. By one theory, it is derived from [[Medieval]] [[French language|French]] ''laquais'', "foot soldier, footman, servant", ultimately from [[Turkish language|Turkish]] ''ulak'', literally "a messenger".<ref name="oed" />
==See also==
*[[Footman]]
*[[MyLackey.com]]
==References==
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[[Category:Domestic work]]
[[Category:Words of Turkish origin]]
[[bg:Измекяр]]
[[da:Livrist]]
[[de:Lakai]]
[[fr:Laquais]]
[[no:Lakei]]
[[nn:Lakei]]
[[ru:Лакей]]
[[fi:Lakeija]]