As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

VALET. VALLET. An attendant upon a great man. In ro3'al households there were valetti ad coronam, " Valets of the Crown." See Jacob's Law Diet.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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