body servant en · NOUN
Meanings
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A close servant; a personal attendant.
He called one of his body servants, Anthony Willoughby, the son of Henry VII's lord steward, to bring him a cup of ale, ‘for I have this night been in the midst of Spain’.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| body servants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |