Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WAIT, v.t.

1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of the arrival of. Aw'd with these words, in camps they still abide, / And wait with longing eyes their promis'd guide. – Dryden. [Elliptical for wait for.]
2. To attend; to accompany with submission or respect. He chose a thousand horse, the flow'r of all / His warlike troops, to wait the funeral. – Dryden. [This use is not justifiable, but by poetical license.]
3. To attend as a consequence of something. Such doom waits luxury. – Philips. [Not in use. In this sense we use attend or attend on.]