I. noun
or lac·quey ˈlakē, -ki
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French laquais, perhaps from Catalan lacayo, alacayo
1. : a liveried retainer : flunky , footman
there was jumping of lackeys, a slamming of car doors, a glare of headlights — Winifred Bambrick
2. : a servile follower : hanger-on , toady
join him in refusing to be lackeys of an appointive official — M.W.Straight
continued to caricature him as a lackey of capitalism — Time
II. verb
or lacquey “
( -ed/-ing/-s )
intransitive verb
obsolete : to play the lackey : dance attendance : toady
transitive verb
: to wait upon : serve obsequiously : attend
a thousand liveried angels lackey her — John Milton
stop lackeying and valeting the spirit of the age — W.L.Sullivan