Footman Wallpapers

Footman - photo wallpapers; Megawallpapers.org : A footman, plural -men, is a male servant, notably as domestic staff. Originally the term, also called Running footman, applied to a non-mounted soldier, or foot soldier (infantryman). Later, just as demobilized officers frequently kept on a good batman as private servant, the word got applied to a household servant, who usually serves -standing- at meals while the master and guests remain seated. The roughly synonymous term lackey may have a similar etymology. Once a commonly employed servant in great houses, footmen are much rarer today, as few households can afford large retinues of servants and retainers. The name derives from the attendants who ran beside or behind the carriages of aristocrats, many of whom were chosen for their physical attributes. The first footman is the highest ranking and serves as deputy butler; he acts as butler in the butlers absence. [br]In a larger household, various footmen may be assigned specific duties (for which there may be a traditional sequence), such as the silver specialist, but usually the footmen perform a range of duties which include serving meals, opening and closing doors, carrying heavy items, or moving furniture for the housemaids to clean behind. The footmen may also double as valets, especially for visiting guests.

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