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Manservant vs Houseboy - What's the difference?

manservant | houseboy |

As nouns the difference between manservant and houseboy

is that manservant is a male servant while houseboy is a male domestic servant.

manservant

English

Noun

(menservants)
  • A male servant.
    • I asked my manservant to attend to the washing and cleaning.
  • :1611' ''Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy '''manservant''', nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy '''manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. Deuteronomy 5:12-13 KJV

    • Related terms

    * maidservant

    See also

    * houseboi

    houseboy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * house boy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male domestic servant.