attendressn.
/əˈtɛndrᵻs/, U.S. /əˈtɛndrəs/ ? Obsolete. rare.
A female attendant, a waitress.
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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
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Somerset 28 A female Attendress at the Table..applyed her self wholly to him.
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