I'm curious about the origin of the name.
2006-10-04 08:22:50 · 4 answers · asked by drossdragon 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
They are basically "gofers" for the congressmen, running errands. Young men who performed similar tasks in the royal courts of Europe were pages.
2006-10-04 08:31:48 · answer #1 · answered by MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term's origin is Middle English and has been in use since AD 1250 to describe various types of male servants.
In medieval times, a page was attendant to a knight, like an apprentice. In later years, pages worked in wealthy household performing light work, as opposed to hands or hall boys, who performed heavier work
2006-10-04 08:52:13 · answer #2 · answered by Mag999nus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jessie is close, but the concept of paging someone came from when one nobleman wanted to contact another nobleman, he would send his page with a message. That is the origin of the verb "to page".
2006-10-04 09:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are "paged" to run errands. You know, called upon.
2006-10-04 08:30:15 · answer #4 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋