footboy

[ foo t-boi ]

/ ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ /

a boy in livery employed as a servant; page.

Origin of footboy

1580–90; foot + boy, modeled on footman

Jack, the footboy, whispered that they had pistols, and that he believed they were Bow-street officers.

Tales And Novels, Volume 2 (of 10) |Maria Edgeworth
The following morning while the king was putting on his clothes he said to his footboy, "Go thou to Earl Ulf, and kill him."

Heimskringla |Snorri Sturlason
Harald was with those who played on the land, and told his footboy to go out to the ship, make his bed, and wait for him there.

Heimskringla |Snorri Sturlason
The Duke is made to say, 'By the mystery of my art, no more be a footboy, but rise a captain!'

Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume |Joseph Grego

The laugh was strange, and not a melodious sound, and almost at the same moment Mrs Symes and the footboy came into the kitchen.

Bristol Bells |Emma Marshall

footboy

/ (ˈfʊtˌbɔɪ) /

a boy servant; page