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maidservant

[ meyd-sur-vuh nt ]

/ ˈmeɪdˌsɜr vənt /

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noun

a female servant.

Origin of maidservant

First recorded in 1520–30; maid + servant

Words nearby maidservant

maidenhair-vine, maidenhead, maidenhood, maidenly, maidhood, maidservant, maidstone, maidu, maiduguri, maieutic, maigre

Example sentences from the Web for maidservant

“The truth is always either terrible or boring,” she tells her maidservant Shae (Sibel Kekilli) earlier this season.

‘Mad Men,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Americans’: Reading Prestige TV Dramas as YA Fiction |Alyssa Rosenberg |April 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At this moment the door opened, and a maidservant announced tea.

A Romantic Young Lady |Robert Grant
Madame Apafi pressed the hand of her maidservant and a tear came to her eye.

The Golden Age in Transylvania |Mr Jkai
I would be glad to be your maidservant; I could envy that boy Rowley.

St. Ives |Robert Louis Stevenson

At the back a maidservant is bringing in a pasty on which rests a turkey.

The Standard Galleries - Holland |Esther Singleton
If a man has bought a manservant or a maidservant and has a complaint, his seller shall answer the complaint.

The Oldest Code of Laws in the World |Hammurabi, King of Babylon

British Dictionary definitions for maidservant

maidservant

/ (ˈmeɪdˌsɜːvənt) /

noun

a female servant