handwomann.

Brit.

/ˈhandwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈhæn(d)ˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural handwomen.

Forms: see hand n. and woman n.

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

Etymology: < hand n. + woman n. Compare earlier handmaid n., handmaiden n.

1. A female (personal) servant; a handmaid. Also in extended use. Chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > female

thuftena1100

handmaidc1300

damselc1330

maid womanc1330

handmaidenc1350

handwomana1382

foot maid?a1475

foot maidenc1480

waiting-woman1565

waitressc1595

waiter1639

attendressa1661

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. ix. 5 I am thi seruaunt, and the sone of thin hand woman [L. ancillae].

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2593 Sco had hir wit a hand womman, þat agar hight.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10906 I am mi lauerd hand-wimman.

1649 Z. Bogan in F. Rous & Z. Bogan Archæologiæ Atticæ (ed. 3) v. i. 205 From the office of a Hand-woman, and her handynesse or dexterity, & willingnesse to performe it, she was worshipped by the Romans under the name of Egeria.

1833 R. Ford Let. 6 Mar. (1905) 111 It is a favour to be bestowed on her, and for which she will ever remain your handmaid or handwoman.

1861 Notes & Queries 6 Apr. 263/1 Ladies at that period wore them [sc. chopines] so very high, that they were unable to walk..without leaning on the shoulders of their pages or handwomen.

1901 Cent. Mag. Jan. 33/1 Our second steed must carry gear of mademoiselle's and her handwoman.

2008 L. Downer Last Concubine ii. 59 The aristocratic ladies who had accompanied Princess Kazu from the capital had nothing but contempt for the Retired One and her handwomen.

2. A midwife. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun]

midwifec1300

childwifea1387

midwomana1400

Lucinac1405

matron?a1425

grace-wifec1600

Mother Midnight1602

headswoman1615

handwoman1637

sage woman1672

howdie1725

accoucheur1727

granny1738

obstetrix1773

accoucheuse1795

dukun1817

fingersmith1819

wise woman1821

obstetrician1826

obstetrist1873

tocologist1902

birth attendant1910

S.C.M.1935

monitrice1969

1637 F. Rous Archæologia Atticæ iv. i. 206 She stood still ready as it were at the doore, and was alwaies at hand to doe the work of a hand-woman.

1739 in H. H. Metcalf & O. G. Hammond Probate Rec. New Hampsh. (1914) II. 758 A Midwife or hand woman.

1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Hand-woman, a midwife. Devon.

2000 R. E. Olver in D. F. Haddad et al. Core Paediatrics & Child Health i. 6 The phasing out of the unqualified handwoman by the Midwives Act of 1902.

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

单词	handwoman
释义	handwomann. Brit. /ˈhandwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈhæn(d)ˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural handwomen. Forms: see hand n. and woman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., woman n. Etymology: < hand n. + woman n. Compare earlier handmaid n., handmaiden n. 1. A female (personal) servant; a handmaid. Also in extended use. Chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > female thuftena1100 handmaidc1300 damselc1330 maid womanc1330 handmaidenc1350 handwomana1382 foot maid?a1475 foot maidenc1480 waiting-woman1565 waitressc1595 waiter1639 attendressa1661 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Wisd. ix. 5 I am thi seruaunt, and the sone of thin hand woman [L. ancillae]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2593 Sco had hir wit a hand womman, þat agar hight. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 10906 I am mi lauerd hand-wimman. 1649 Z. Bogan in F. Rous & Z. Bogan Archæologiæ Atticæ (ed. 3) v. i. 205 From the office of a Hand-woman, and her handynesse or dexterity, & willingnesse to performe it, she was worshipped by the Romans under the name of Egeria. 1833 R. Ford Let. 6 Mar. (1905) 111 It is a favour to be bestowed on her, and for which she will ever remain your handmaid or handwoman. 1861 Notes & Queries 6 Apr. 263/1 Ladies at that period wore them [sc. chopines] so very high, that they were unable to walk..without leaning on the shoulders of their pages or handwomen. 1901 Cent. Mag. Jan. 33/1 Our second steed must carry gear of mademoiselle's and her handwoman. 2008 L. Downer Last Concubine ii. 59 The aristocratic ladies who had accompanied Princess Kazu from the capital had nothing but contempt for the Retired One and her handwomen. 2. A midwife. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun] midwifec1300 childwifea1387 midwomana1400 Lucinac1405 matron?a1425 grace-wifec1600 Mother Midnight1602 headswoman1615 handwoman1637 sage woman1672 howdie1725 accoucheur1727 granny1738 obstetrix1773 accoucheuse1795 dukun1817 fingersmith1819 wise woman1821 obstetrician1826 obstetrist1873 tocologist1902 birth attendant1910 S.C.M.1935 monitrice1969 1637 F. Rous Archæologia Atticæ iv. i. 206 She stood still ready as it were at the doore, and was alwaies at hand to doe the work of a hand-woman. 1739 in H. H. Metcalf & O. G. Hammond Probate Rec. New Hampsh. (1914) II. 758 A Midwife or hand woman. 1846 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words I Hand-woman, a midwife. Devon. 2000 R. E. Olver in D. F. Haddad et al. Core Paediatrics & Child Health i. 6 The phasing out of the unqualified handwoman by the Midwives Act of 1902. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382
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