The Collaborative International Dictionary
Footboy
Footboy \Foot"boy`\, n.
A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
footboy
n. (context now historical English) A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties as an adult footman.
Usage examples of "footboy".
Guards in their fine harness recognised and let her pass, footmen announced her and went off with her footboy to crack nuts and gossip, which seemed to be the principal occupation of footmen, and ladies-in-waiting came to greet her, grateful for any new face and gasping for more news of the king's expedition against the dragons.
While Olive was working on the iron bracelet, two footboys arrived at their doorstep, one bearing a large copper tub, the other an ornate screen.