maidservantn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪdˌsəːv(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪdˌsərvənt/

Forms: see maid n.¹ and servant n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maid n.¹, servant n.

Etymology: < maid n.¹ + servant n.

Now chiefly historical.

A female servant, usually a domestic servant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl

maidenOE

schelchenec1000

womanOE

maidc1300

ancillec1366

wench1380

child-womana1382

maidservanta1382

serving-womana1398

servantessa1425

servant maid?a1450

woman servant1450

servitrice1477

administress1483

ministressa1500

serving maid?1529

maiden-servant1533

servitrix1566

miskin-fro1585

servant girl1658

girl1668

necessary womanc1689

scout1708

servitress1827

ancilla1871

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. xii. 18 Þou & þy sone & douȝter, knaue seruant & maide seruant.

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. DDiii A mayde seruaunt thrall & bonde all naked, filthy, and deformed.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. vii. 287 All the women of this region except maid-seruants go with their faces couered.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 140 In hyringe of mayd servants yow are to make choise of such as are good milkers.

a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 101 The Wages given to the poorest Maid-Servant in the Countrey..is 30s. per annum.

1722 New Eng. Courant 19–26 Feb. 2/2 A Maid Servants Time for Four Years to be disposed of on reasonable Terms.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. viii. vi. 271 Resting her head upon the shoulder of a maid servant.

1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 68 The maid-servant met me at the front door.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlviii. 292 One of the pretty maid-servants.

1903 C. T. Brady Bishop 176 The Creegans boasted the luxury of a maid-servant.

1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column i. iv. 36 Ramzano and Saliman, our personal maid-servants, carried the dishes on large wooden trays.

1991 C. Cookson My Beloved Son (1992) viii. 163 The lady of the house was fast asleep... There was only the maidservant and me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maidservant
释义	maidservantn. Brit. /ˈmeɪdˌsəːv(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈmeɪdˌsərvənt/ Forms: see maid n.¹ and servant n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: maid n.¹, servant n. Etymology: < maid n.¹ + servant n. Now chiefly historical. A female servant, usually a domestic servant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl maidenOE schelchenec1000 womanOE maidc1300 ancillec1366 wench1380 child-womana1382 maidservanta1382 serving-womana1398 servantessa1425 servant maid?a1450 woman servant1450 servitrice1477 administress1483 ministressa1500 serving maid?1529 maiden-servant1533 servitrix1566 miskin-fro1585 servant girl1658 girl1668 necessary womanc1689 scout1708 servitress1827 ancilla1871 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) (1961) Deut. xii. 18 Þou & þy sone & douȝter, knaue seruant & maide seruant. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. DDiii A mayde seruaunt thrall & bonde all naked, filthy, and deformed. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. vii. 287 All the women of this region except maid-seruants go with their faces couered. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 140 In hyringe of mayd servants yow are to make choise of such as are good milkers. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 101 The Wages given to the poorest Maid-Servant in the Countrey..is 30s. per annum. 1722 New Eng. Courant 19–26 Feb. 2/2 A Maid Servants Time for Four Years to be disposed of on reasonable Terms. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia IV. viii. vi. 271 Resting her head upon the shoulder of a maid servant. 1849 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 68 The maid-servant met me at the front door. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xlviii. 292 One of the pretty maid-servants. 1903 C. T. Brady Bishop 176 The Creegans boasted the luxury of a maid-servant. 1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column i. iv. 36 Ramzano and Saliman, our personal maid-servants, carried the dishes on large wooden trays. 1991 C. Cookson My Beloved Son (1992) viii. 163 The lady of the house was fast asleep... There was only the maidservant and me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1382
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