Definitions
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
Word origin
From Middle English fotman, footman, foteman (“foot soldier, running footman”), from Old English *fōtman, *fōtmann (attested only as Old English fēþman, fēþemann (“footman”), equivalent to foot + man.
Used in a sentence
“Reading their accounts, you can't help feeling they got a more thrilling frisson from sharing a pot of home-made stew without a footman than they took in any of their convoluted couplings.”
“When he travelled by coach the vehicle was accompanied by his liveried footmen running alongside to ensure its smooth passage (footmen would not be indoor servants until a century later).”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Old household servant”7 letters
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