The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Valet \Val"et\ (v[a^]l"[e^]t or v[a^]l"[asl]; 277), n. [F.
   valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See Varlet, and
   Vassal.]
   1. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on a
      gentleman's person; a body servant.
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   2. (Man.) A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.
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   Valet de chambre[F.], a body servant, or personal
      attendant.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

valet de chambre
    n 1: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
         employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet,
         valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman,
         man]