See Also: valet(medicine)
valet(dictionary)
valet-de-chambre(dictionary)
valet-de-place(dictionary)
valet 1, noun(dictionary)
valet 2, verb(dictionary)
valet parking(dictionary)
Valet - Horse Racing(gambling)

valet (iou)



valet noun & verb. L15.
[Old & mod. French, (also vaslet, varlet VARLET), ult. rel. to VASSAL noun.]
A. noun.
1. Military. A footman acting as attendant or servant to a horseman. Now rare or obsolete. L15.
2. A man's personal (usu. male) attendant, responsible for his or her master's clothes, appearance, etc. Now also, a hotel employee performing similar duties for guests. M16.
3. A rack on which clothing may be hung to retain its shape. Chiefly US. M20.
Comb.: valet-park verb trans. (N. Amer.) park (a motor vehicle) on behalf of a restaurant patron; valet parking N. Amer. a service provided at a restaurant etc., in which an attendant parks patrons' motor vehicles.
B. verb.
1. verb trans. & intrans. Act as a valet (to). M19.
D. Welch He valeted Charles perfectly, putting out..shirt, trousers, coat, waistcoat and tie.
2. verb trans. Look after (clothes etc.). M20.
3. verb trans. Clean (a motor vehicle). L20.
valetry noun valets collectively; the office or post of valet; the quality of a valet: E19.