Bible Dictionary
Footman
A footman may mean a soldier serving in an army, especially one who fights on foot. The term is also used for an attendant or runner serving a ruler or official.
Definition
Footman is an English biblical term with two related senses: a soldier who serves and fights on foot, or an attendant and runner serving a ruler or official.
Biblical Usage
The supplied material identifies the term’s two senses but provides no specific biblical passage or further biblical association.
Historical Background
The term belongs both to military language and to the description of attendants or runners.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
a word employed in the English Bible in two senses:
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>foot'-man.</p><p>See WAR.</p>