[va-ley, val-it, val-ey] 
noun, verb, -et⋅ed, -et⋅ing.| 1. | a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant. |
| 2. | a man who is employed for cleaning and pressing, laundering, and similar services for patrons of a hotel, passengers on a ship, etc. |
| 3. | an attendant who parks cars for patrons at a hotel, restaurant, etc. |
| 4. | a stand or rack for holding coats, hats, etc. |
| 5. | to serve as a valet. |
| val·et (vāl'ĭt, vāl'ā, vā-lā') n.
v. tr. To act as a personal servant to; attend. v. intr. To work as a valet. [Middle English valette, from Old French vaslet, valet, servant, squire, from Vulgar Latin *vassellitus, diminutive of *vassus, vassal; see vassal.] |
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