handmann.

Brit.

/ˈhan(d)mən/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)mən/

Inflections: Plural handmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., man n.¹

Etymology: < hand n. + man n.¹, probably after handmaid n., handmaiden n., handwoman n.Attested earlier as a surname: Willelmo Hondeman (1301).

Chiefly historical in later use. Now rare.

A male (personal) servant; a manservant. Also figurative and in extended use. Cf. handmaid n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > man or boy

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1496 tr. Medytacions St. Bernarde sig. Bi^v Sothly it is grete abusion y^e maystresse & lady to serue & to be kept in subieccion & the handmen to rule & haue domynacion.

1673 M. Locke Present Pract. Musick 20 The Scholastick way of Railing, wherein you, and your Honourable Hand-man are excellent.

1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act II. lxviii. 280 She..went to-bed to the Handman.

1839 Standard 19 July They had used these individuals as their handmen.

1893 L. Wallace Prince of India vi. i. 597 With six thousand laborers, handmen to a thousand master masons.

1922 Power Plant Engin. 15 July 125/1 Order, the handman of efficiency, reigns in these clear firing aisles.

1926 Virginia Law Reg. 12 440 Saint Luke gives an account of certain interviews between Jesus and the lawyers which does not reflect much credit upon the handmen of the Jealous Mistress.

2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Feb. (Weekend section) 4 Soon it will be compulsory for women who work to have a handmaiden or handman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	handman
释义	handmann. Brit. /ˈhan(d)mən/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)mən/ Inflections: Plural handmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., man n.¹ Etymology: < hand n. + man n.¹, probably after handmaid n., handmaiden n., handwoman n.Attested earlier as a surname: Willelmo Hondeman (1301). Chiefly historical in later use. Now rare. A male (personal) servant; a manservant. Also figurative and in extended use. Cf. handmaid n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > man or boy knightc950 knapec1000 shalkOE knaveOE sergeantc1200 swainc1275 groom1297 garcion13.. ladc1300 harlota1350 serving-mana1400 manservant1409 varlet1483 handman1496 custrelinga1556 Sim Shakebuckler?1560 lackey-boy1575 vadelect1586 muchacho1591 round robin1591 varlettoa1616 vadelet1661 gossoon1684 skip1699 mozo1811 Jack1836 tea-boy1847 John1848 1496 tr. Medytacions St. Bernarde sig. Bi^v Sothly it is grete abusion y^e maystresse & lady to serue & to be kept in subieccion & the handmen to rule & haue domynacion. 1673 M. Locke Present Pract. Musick 20 The Scholastick way of Railing, wherein you, and your Honourable Hand-man are excellent. 1754 J. Shebbeare Marriage Act II. lxviii. 280 She..went to-bed to the Handman. 1839 Standard 19 July They had used these individuals as their handmen. 1893 L. Wallace Prince of India vi. i. 597 With six thousand laborers, handmen to a thousand master masons. 1922 Power Plant Engin. 15 July 125/1 Order, the handman of efficiency, reigns in these clear firing aisles. 1926 Virginia Law Reg. 12 440 Saint Luke gives an account of certain interviews between Jesus and the lawyers which does not reflect much credit upon the handmen of the Jealous Mistress. 2008 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Feb. (Weekend section) 4 Soon it will be compulsory for women who work to have a handmaiden or handman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1496
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