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Meaning of valet-de-place | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

In France, a person who offered his services as a guide, messenger, etc. for hire, especially to strangers.

historical

Examples

“I therefore added to my own English servants […] a Frenchman, who had formerly served me as valet de place, and of whom I had a very good opinion.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

valetage valetdom Valeted valethood Valeting valetism

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