HANDMAID

handmaid, handmaiden

(noun) a personal maid or female attendant

handmaid, handmaiden, servant

(noun) in a subordinate position; “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”; “the state cannot be a servant of the church”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handmaid (plural handmaids)

A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Anagrams

• Hamdanid

Source: Wiktionary


Hand"maid", Hand"maiden, n.

Definition: A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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