2. Verb. alternative form of (to play the) lackey ¹
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Definition of Lacquey
1. to lackey [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: lackey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lacquey
Literary usage of Lacquey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha by Miguel de ( Cervantes Saavedra, Henry Edward Watts (1888)
"After this the history relates that the appointed day of the combat arrived ;
and the Duke having again and again tutored his lacquey ..."
2. Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With Anecdotes of by Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland (1843)
"... a cunning lacquey of the duchess, to manage the intrigue. Craggs secured a
considerable sum of money from this ..."
3. The Court and Reign of Francis the First, King of France by Pardoe (Julia) (1887)
"... affair at Milan—Maraviglia—His arrogance awakens the suspicions of Charles
V.—Treason of Sforza—A lacquey of Maraviglia challenges the Milanese, ..."
4. The Novelist's Magazine (1782)
"... well acquainted with the human appetite ; for (he compelled the whole company
to undergo her embrace: then a lacquey in ..."
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