\Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.
lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin
to E. lick, v.]
An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
      Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
                                               --Shak.
{Lackey caterpillar} (Zo["o]l.), the caterpillar, or larva,
   of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so
   called from its party-colored markings. The common
   European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue,
   yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
   American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are
   commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent
   caterpillar}, under {Tent}.
{Lackey moth} (Zo["o]l.), the moth which produces the lackey
   caterpillar.

\Lack"ey\, v. t.
To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.
      A thousand liveried angels lackey her.   --Milton.

\Lack"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lackeyed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Lackeying}.]
To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.