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lackˇey  audio  (lk) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. lackˇeys
  1. A liveried male servant; a footman.
  2. A servile follower; a toady.
VERB:
lackˇeyed, lackˇeyˇing, lackˇeys
VERB:
tr.
To wait on as a footman; attend.
VERB:
intr.
To act in a servile manner; fawn.

ETYMOLOGY:
French laquais, from Old French


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