servitressn.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvᵻtrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈsərvətrəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: servitor n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < servitor n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare earlier servitrice n., servitrix n.

Chiefly literary. Now rare.

A female servant or attendant.

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

1827 R. Chambers Picture of Scotl. II. 72 Some snug honey-suckled village..situated just without the park of some venerable hall, which it has from time immemorial supplied with rosy-cheeked servitresses, sleek butlers, and comfortable white-ruffed housekeepers.

1873 M. Collins Miranda II. 100 Tom Jones had fitted up a buffet..and put some servitresses behind it.

1920 E. Ferber Half Portions iii. 76 Her faithful servitress was Anna, an ancient person of Polish nativity, bad teeth, and a cunning hand at cookery.

1954 A. E. Watts tr. Ovid Metamorphoses ix. 202 Pitying her former servitress, she sighed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	servitress
释义	servitressn. Brit. /ˈsəːvᵻtrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈsərvətrəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: servitor n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < servitor n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare earlier servitrice n., servitrix n. Chiefly literary. Now rare. A female servant or attendant. 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 1827 R. Chambers Picture of Scotl. II. 72 Some snug honey-suckled village..situated just without the park of some venerable hall, which it has from time immemorial supplied with rosy-cheeked servitresses, sleek butlers, and comfortable white-ruffed housekeepers. 1873 M. Collins Miranda II. 100 Tom Jones had fitted up a buffet..and put some servitresses behind it. 1920 E. Ferber Half Portions iii. 76 Her faithful servitress was Anna, an ancient person of Polish nativity, bad teeth, and a cunning hand at cookery. 1954 A. E. Watts tr. Ovid Metamorphoses ix. 202 Pitying her former servitress, she sighed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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