Home › Words › D › daloyetdaloyetdaloyet · noun — an armed attendant and messenger.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyBorrowed from Hindi ढलैत (ḍhalait), from Hindi ढल (ḍhal, “a shield”).nounAn armed attendant and messenger.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.argoletier 55% match — A light mounted soldier; a mounted bowman. vs daloyet →dapifer 55% match — The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal. vs daloyet →doyen 54% match — A commander in charge of ten men. vs daloyet →dey 52% match — A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. vs daloyet →valet 52% match — A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. vs daloyet →damoiseau 51% match — A young gentleman who was not yet a knight but aspired to be one; a young nobleman accompanying his lord or lady to hunt, walk, travel, etc. vs daloyet →dalaal 50% match — An intermediary or go-between. vs daloyet →feodary 50% match — An accomplice. vs daloyet →