footmen
Manor house staff
Footmen is the plural of footman, a uniformed male servant in a wealthy household.
The footman's duties included answering doors, serving at table, and attending to guests.
The term evokes aristocratic estates and formal service: The footmen stood at attention as guests arrived.
In historical contexts, footmen were also foot soldiers, as distinct from cavalry.
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- manservantMale domestic employee
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
- householdDomestic unit of residents
domestic · attendant · steward · page · aide · groom · usher · flunkey
Identifying uniform or colors
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- uniformIdentical throughout
pageantry · heraldry · protocol · etiquette · gala · banquet · reception · courtier
butler
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- manservantMale domestic employee
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
household · domestic · attendant · steward · page · aide · groom · usher · flunkey · houseboy
livery
Identifying uniform or colors
- processionFormal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
uniform · pageantry · heraldry · protocol · etiquette · gala · banquet · reception · courtier · doorman
infantry
Ground combat troops
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- battalionMid-sized military unit
platoon · squad · troops · brigade · company · division · corps · militia · pikemen · musketeer
piece
A portion or segment
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- endgameConcluding phase of competition
defense · sacrifice · advance · opening · gambit · blockade · queening
- Cinderellaglass slipper, fairy godmother, Prince Charming, pumpkin, midnight
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- Medieval Banquetfeast, toast, goblet, chalice, mead
- Edwardian BritainEdward VII, Queen Victoria, country houses, manor houses, servants
- medieval warriorsknights, soldiers, warriors, fighters, archers
- royalty expensescoronation, crown jewels, royal wedding, state banquet, royal tour
footmenhead butler
Chief male household servant
butler · majordomo · butlers · household manager · housekeeper
footmenmasters
Those with dominion
lords · ladies · aristocrats · employers · nobility
footmencavalry
Mounted military force
horsemen · cavalrymen · mounted soldiers · knights · dragoons