abigail

[ ab-i-geyl ]
/ ˈæb ɪˌgeɪl /

noun

a lady's maid.

Origin of abigail

1645–55; after Abigail, name of attendant in play The Scornful Lady (1610), by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Definition for abigail (2 of 2)

Abigail
[ ab-i-geyl ]
/ ˈæb ɪˌgeɪl /

noun

the wife of Nabal and later of David. I Sam. 25.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy of the father.”

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British Dictionary definitions for abigail

Abigail
/ (ˈæbɪˌɡeɪl) /

noun

Old Testament the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)