gentleman-in-waiting

noun

A male attendant or servant in a royal or noble household

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Meanings

noungentleman-in-waiting (plural gentlemen-in-waiting)

plural gentlemen-in-waiting · alternative gentleman in waiting

  1. historicalA male attendant or servant in a royal or noble household
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