Valet
/ˈvæl.eɪ/noun
A manservant or personal attendant; also, a person employed to park vehicles.
Did you know?In medieval French, valet could mean a servant, a boy, or a low-ranking attendant, and English later borrowed it into aristocratic life before modern parking service gave it a brand-new role.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
LL
vassallus
“A household servant or subordinate; a man in service to a lord.”
Old French
OF
vaslet / valet
“A servant, attendant, or young man; later a male servant in noble households.”
14th Century
English
valet
“A personal servant or attendant, especially to a gentleman.”
19th Century
English
valet
“A male personal attendant; also, a servant employed to dress or care for someone’s clothes.”
20th Century
English
valet
“A person who parks and retrieves vehicles for customers.”