Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LACK'EY
LACK'EY, n. [Fr. laquais; Sp. lacayo; Port. lacaio; It. lacchè; Eth. ለአከ lak, to send, whence ላከክ lake, a servant; L. lego, to send. From this root is the Shemitic מלאך, a messenger.]
An attending servant; a footboy or footman. – Addison.
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