SLAVEY

skivvy, slavey

(noun) a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Slavey

An Athabascan First Nations people indigenous to the region near the Great Slave Lake in western Canada

Synonyms: Awokanak, Deh Cho, Deh Gah Got'ine

A language spoken by the Slavey peoples.

Usage notes

Many of the Slavey people consider this term derogatory, as it originated from their enemies, and derived from slave. There is no specific term for this grouping in Dene (Athabaskan), the individual Slavey groups each have their own terms for each group of people and their neighbours. The language is also divided into North Slavey and South Slavey and not identified as a unit in Dene.

Anagrams

• Alveys, Laveys, Leavys, Leyvas

Etymology

Noun

slavey (plural slaveys or slavies)

(colloquial, historical) A male servant.

(colloquial, historical) A maid, maidservant.

Anagrams

• Alveys, Laveys, Leavys, Leyvas

Source: Wiktionary


Slav"ey, n.

Definition: A maidservant. [Colloq. & Jocose Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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