The elderly lady insisted that the maid-servant wait in the hall until dinner was ready.

The magician kept an eye-servant at his side to spy on the guests.

When the old master died, the servant out of livery assumed overall charge of the household, overseeing the other servants and the estate's accounts.

At the duke's ball, the servants out of livery stood awkwardly by the kitchen doors, unsure if they were allowed to enter the grand rooms.