Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lackey
Lackey
lackey
n. & v. (also lacquey) --n. (pl. -eys) 1 derog. a a servile political follower. b an obsequious parasitical person. 2 a a (usu. liveried) footman or manservant. b a servant. --v.tr. (-eys, -eyed) archaic behave servilely to; dance attendance on. Phrases and idioms lackey moth a moth, Malacosoma neustria, developing from a brightly striped caterpillar. Etymology: F laquais, obs. alaquais f. Cat. alacay = Sp. ALCALDE
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I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: Middle French laquais Date: 1523 1. footman 2, servant, someone who does menial tasks or runs errands for another, a servile follower ; toady, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1568 intransitive verb to serve as a ~ ; toady, transitive verb to wait upon or serve obsequiously ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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