From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Valet \Val"et\ (v[a^]l"[e^]t or v[a^]l"[asl]; 277), n. [F.
valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See Varlet, and
Vassal.]
1. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on a
gentleman's person; a body servant.
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2. (Man.) A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.
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Valet de chambre[F.], a body servant, or personal
attendant.
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