The word footman is a noun. The plural form is footmen.
The plural of footman is footmen.
Tim Footman was born in 1968.
The Impassive Footman was created in 1932.
Common Footman was created in 1817.
Dan Footman was born on 1969-01-13.
part of speech
The part of speech for this particular word is a noun.
The part of speech for "answer" is a noun.
adverb
what part of speech is beneath
A footman is a liveried (uniformed) servant whose duties include admitting visitors and waiting at table. Therefore a footman in livery is a servant in his uniform.
The part of speech for "explicit" is an adjective.