laquay
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]laquay (plural laquays)
- Obsolete form of lackey.
- 1654 May 15 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for May 5 1654]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […]; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, […], published 1819, →OCLC:
- I bound my laquay Tho. Headly apprentice to a carpenter, giving with him five pounds and new cloathing
References
[edit]- “laquay”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.