See Also: World Council of Churches (WCC)(encyclopedia)
World Council of Churches, the(dictionary)
World Gold Council(finance)
World Travel and Tourism Council(tourism)
valet(dictionary)
valet(medicine)
valet parking(dictionary)
valet-de-place(dictionary)
valet 1, noun(dictionary)
valet-de-chambre(dictionary)

valet 1, noun (oh) and World Council of Churches, the (oh)


valet 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: vaslet, valet 'young male servant', from Medieval Latin vassellittus, from vassus; VASSAL]
a male servant who looks after a man's clothes, serves his meals etc
-see also maid maid
also valet parker
AmE someone who parks your car for you at a hotel or restaurant
::valet service
BrE someone who cleans the clothes of people staying in a hotel

World Council of Churches, the (oh)



an international Christian organization that encourages friendship and understanding among different Christian religious groups. It has more than 300 churches as members, and its main offices are in Geneva.