back stairs
See also: backstairs
English
Noun
- Alternative spelling of backstairs
- 1885, W. S. Gilbert, The Mikado:
- It is consequently my degrading duty to serve this upstart as First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral, Master of the Buckhounds, Groom of the Back Stairs, Archbishop of Titipu, and Lord Mayor, both acting and elect, all rolled into one.
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