Definition of Lackiy
Lack"ey (?), n.; pl.
Lackeys (#). [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.
lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin
to E. lick, v.] An attending male
servant; a footman; a servile follower.
Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's
lackey. Shak.
Lackey caterpillar (Zoöl.), the
caterpillar, or larva, of any bombycid moth of the genus
Clisiocampa; -- so called from its party-colored markings. The
common European species (C. neustria) is striped with blue,
yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The American species
(C. Americana and C. sylvatica) are commonly called
tent caterpillars. See Tent caterpillar, under
Tent. -- Lackey moth
(Zoöl.), the moth which produces the lackey
caterpillar.
Lack"ey, v. t. To attend as a
lackey; to wait upon.
A thousand liveried angels lackey
her. Milton.
Lack"ey, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Lackeyed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Lackeying.] To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile
attendance.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A liveried male servant
- A fawning, servile follower; a lickspittle
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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