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The first footman was the designation given to the highest-ranking servant of this class in a given household. The first footman would serve as deputy butler and act as butler in the latter's absence, although some larger houses also had an under-butler above the first footman.
Footman: A footman was a male domestic worker employed to wait at table and to ride on or run beside his employer's coach or carriage to provide security and assistance with baggage. [64]: 964–970 A footman could perform other duties, such as being a guest's valet, as directed by the butler. [98]
A footman is a servant. Footman may also refer to: Infantry ("foot soldier") Footman (furniture), British term for a metal stand for keeping plates and dishes hot; Dan Footman (born 1969), American football player; Philip Williams (MP) alias Footman (c.1519–c.1558), English politician; Tim Footman (born 1968), British author, journalist and ...
Directly under the butler was the first footman (or head footman), although there could also be a deputy butler or under-butler who would fill in as butler during the butler's illness or absence. The footman ‒there were frequently numerous young men in the role within a household‒ performed a range of duties including serving meals ...
Footman c. 1780 in braided livery This practice later contracted to the provision of standardized clothing to male servants, often in a colour-scheme distinctive to a particular family. The term most notably referred to the embroidered coats , waistcoats, knee breeches and stockings in 18th-century style, worn by footmen on formal occasions in ...
Before Samuel Johnson's two-volume A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755 and considered the most authoritative and influential work of early English lexicography, there were other early English dictionaries: more than a dozen had been published during the preceding 150 years. This article lists the most significant ones.
An equerry (/ ɪ ˈ k w ɛr i, ˈ ɛ k w ə r i /; from French écurie 'stable', and related to écuyer 'squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank.
Gardiner suggested a diachronic model for the word “Medjay” which evolved through three meanings in the Egyptian language: First, in the Old Kingdom, the word “Medja” was a place name that seems to refer to an area north of the Second Cataract. That was the location where the Egyptians encountered groups of people associated with Medja.