English Dictionary

valet-de-place

名詞

歴史的

(historical) In France, a person who offered his services as a guide, messenger, etc. for hire, especially to strangers.

日本語の意味

（歴史的用法）フランスで、特に見知らぬ人に対して、案内、使い走り、伝令などの役務を有料で提供する人

When I arrived in Paris in 1820, I hired a valet-de-place to show me the streets and carry messages between my lodgings and the embassy.

1820年にパリに到着したとき、私は通りを案内し、宿と大使館の間で伝言を運んでくれる案内人兼伝令を雇いました。

意味（1）

(historical) In France, a person who offered his services as a guide, messenger, etc. for hire, especially to strangers.

I therefore added to my own English servants […] a Frenchman, who had formerly served me as valet de place, and of whom I had a very good opinion.

valets-de-place （ plural ）