footman
Butler's junior colleague
A footman is a uniformed male servant in a household, traditionally one who attends to the door, waits at table, and accompanies carriages.
The term evokes the era of grand estates with elaborate domestic staffs, where footmen were often selected for their height and appearance.
In modern usage, footman appears mainly in period dramas and historical fiction.
The footman announced each guest as they entered the ballroom.
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- manservantMale domestic employee
- lackeyServile follower or minion
- attendantOne who assists others
steward · houseman · domestic · retainer · flunkey · page · groom · orderly
Identical throughout
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- breechesTrousers ending below knee
- tailcoatCutaway evening jacket
- stockingsFitted leg coverings
powdered wig · gloves · epaulettes · coat · tunic · vest · regalia · laced
Landed aristocratic residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- householdDomestic unit of residents
- gentryHighborn but not noble
- noblemanMale of aristocratic rank
duke · earl · baron · viscount · marquis · courtier · aristocrat · downstairs
butler
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- manservantMale domestic employee
- lackeyServile follower or minion
attendant · steward · houseman · domestic · retainer · flunkey · page · groom · orderly · aide
uniform
Identical throughout
stockings · powdered wig · gloves · epaulettes · coat · tunic · vest · regalia · laced · plush
manor
Landed aristocratic residence
nobleman · duke · earl · baron · viscount · marquis · courtier · aristocrat · downstairs · upstairs
piece
A portion or segment
rook · queen · king · promotion · endgame · opening · gambit · checkmate · stalemate · castling
infantry
Ground combat troops
platoon · squad · trooper · private · corporal · sergeant · march · patrol · barracks · drill
- helpersnurse, helper, volunteer, aide, assistant
- ButlersJeeves, Benson, Geoffrey, Niles, Hobson
- Cinderellaglass slipper, fairy godmother, Prince Charming, pumpkin, midnight
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- castle staffchamberlain, chambermaid, butler, guard, handmaiden
- historical rolesking, queen, emperor, knight, peasant
footmanmaster
Authority or controller
mistress · head butler · butler · majordomo · lady of the house