slavey

[ sley-vee ]

/ ˈsleɪ vi /

a female servant, especially a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.

Origin of slavey

First recorded in 1800–10; slave + -y²

Slavey

[ sley-vee ]

/ ˈsleɪ vi /

Slave.

She crushes past the little "slavey," and approaching, eyes me critically.

Paul Kelver |Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome
"And just a moment," continued Mrs. Anderson, in a confidential tone, beckoning to the slavey.

A Star for a Night |Elsie Janis
A slavey, one pre-eminently of the boarding house description, is kicking up a row.

Canada for Gentlemen |James Seton Cockburn
I shall probably be French-maided to the limit if I ever get a start, though I'd rather be a slavey or a chimney-sweep!

Elsie Marley, Honey |Joslyn Gray

He hadn't joined the army to be a slavey to any damned first loot.

Three Soldiers |John Dos Passos

slavey

/ (ˈsleɪvɪ) /

British informal a female general servant

C19: from slave + -y ²

Slavey

/ (ˈsleɪvɪ) /

a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada

from Athapascan