3 entries under this word

Lackey

Lăck'ey, n.

noun

(lăk'ĭ), n.; pl. LĂCK'EYS. [Fr. laquais, O. Fr. laquet, Sp. & Pg. lacayo, It. lacchè, Ger. lackei, from O. Ger. lücken, Goth. laikan, to run, jump.]

An attending servant; a footman. “Like a Christian footboy, or a gentleman’s lackey.” Shak.
A kind of caterpillar having a party-colored covering.

Lāck'ey, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To attend as a lackey; to wait upon. A thousand liveried angels lackey her. Milton.

Lăck'ey, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. LACKEYED; p. pr. & vb. n. LACKEYING.] To act as footboy; to pay servile attendance.

Oft have I servants seen on horses ride, The free and noble lackey by their side. Sandys.