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Maidservant vs Valet - What's the difference?

maidservant | valet |

As nouns the difference between maidservant and valet

is that maidservant is a female servant, a maid while valet is a man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.

As a verb valet is

to clean and service (a car), as a valet does.

maidservant

English

Noun

  • A female servant, a maid
  • :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
  • Anagrams

    *

    valet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
  • A hotel employee performing such duties for guests.
  • (professional wrestling ) A female performer in professional wrestling, acting as either a manager or personal chaperone; often used to attract and titillate male members of the audience.
  • A female chaperone who accompanies a man, and is usually not married to him.
  • A person employed to clean or park cars.
  • A wooden stand on which to hold clothes and accessories in preparation for dressing.
  • A kind of goad or stick with an iron point.
  • Synonyms

    * (personal attendant) (proscribed)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clean and service (a car), as a valet does.