Definition of "serving-man" [serving-man]

• A male servant; a menial. (noun)
• A professed lover. See servant, 4. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He had been out with his serving-man in the morning at Ross, and he had told the man that he must hurry, as he had an appointment of importance to keep at three."
• "“The mercy of Heaven forbid!” said the old serving-man, turning as pal as the table-cloth which he was folding up."
• "He that is hanged in May will eat no flaunes [footnote: Pancakes] in midsummer — so there is the moan made for the old serving-man."