flunkyism

noun pl. flunkies

1. a liveried manservant: term of contempt
2. 1. a person who obeys superiors in a servile, cringing way
   2. ☆ a person with very minor or menial tasks

Origin: orig. Scot < ? Fr flanquer, to flank, be at the side of, as to render aid < OFr flanc, flank