1 valet de place | Definition of valet de place

valet de place

noun
\ -dəˈpläs, -las\
plural valets de place\ -​ā(z)d-​ \

Definition of valet de place

: a valet who serves transient travelers or strangers by acting as guide the people the traveler naturally sees most—the tavern keepers, valets de place, and postilions— C. G. Bowers

History and Etymology for valet de place

French, literally, valet of the locality

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