manservants
Household staff members
Manservants is the plural of manservant, a male domestic servant.
The term belongs to an earlier era when wealthy households employed numerous staff with specialized roles—butler, valet, footman.
Today it sounds archaic or deliberately formal: The estate required a full complement of manservants and maids.
The word persists mainly in historical fiction and period dramas.
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- stewardManager for another
- housemanMale domestic attendant
majordomo · chamberlain · houseboy · batman · equerry · groom · chauffeur · cook
Chief domestic servant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
- footmanUniformed domestic male attendant
- pageNoble's young assistant
- stewardManager for another
squire · equerry · aide-de-camp · adjutant · underbutler · groom · coachman · tiger
Identifying uniform or colors
- powdered wigTalc-coated false hair
- knee breechesTrousers cut at leg joint
- downstairsOn a lower floor
- below stairsServant domain of house
great house · manor · estate · aristocracy · nobility · Edwardian · Victorian · Regency
Consistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
- dependableWorthy of trust
dutiful · obedient · discreet · reliable · dedicated · loyal · attentive · respectful
butler
Chief domestic servant
houseman · majordomo · chamberlain · houseboy · batman · equerry · groom · chauffeur · cook · groundskeeper
butler
Chief domestic servant
steward · squire · equerry · aide-de-camp · adjutant · underbutler · groom · coachman · tiger · postilion
livery
Identifying uniform or colors
- powdered wigTalc-coated false hair
- knee breechesTrousers cut at leg joint
- downstairsOn a lower floor
below stairs · great house · manor · estate · aristocracy · nobility · Edwardian · Victorian · Regency · Downton Abbey
faithful
Consistently loyal and true
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- trustworthyWorthy of confidence
dependable · dutiful · obedient · discreet · reliable · dedicated · loyal · attentive · respectful · deferential
manservantsmaidservants
Female household employees
maids · chambermaids · housemaids · handmaidens · bondswomen
manservantsmasters
Those with dominion
lords · employers · mistresses · landed gentry · aristocrats