English▸ noun
(plural lackeys)
a servant, especially a liveried footman or manservant. ▪ derogatory a person who is obsequiously willing to obey or serve another person or group of people.
▸ verb
(lackeys, lackeying, lackeyed)
(also lacquey) [with object] archaic behave in a servile way toward (someone): he had lacqueyed and flattered Walpole.
– ORIGIN early 16th century : from French laquais, perhaps from Catalan alacay, from Arabic al-qā'id‘the chief’.