suivanten.

Brit.

/swɪˈvɒnt/, U.S.

/swiˈvɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French suivante.

Etymology: < French suivante (1634 in this sense), feminine form corresponding to suivant servant, follower (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as sievant ), use as noun of the present participle of suivre to follow (see sue v.). N.E.D. (1915) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (süivāṅt) /sɥivɑʲ̃t/.

Now historical.

A lady's maid; esp. one trusted by her mistress as a confidante or close companion. Frequently in French contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid

chamberlaina1400

waiting-maid1561

chambermaid1569

lady's maid1577

tire-woman1615

abigail1616

fille de chambre1673

suivante1674

comb-brush1702

tiring-woman1732

femme de chambre1741

lady's woman1748

personal maid1748

comb-brusher1751

ayah1782

wardrobe maid1797

soubrette1824

camerist1838

tire-maid1871

1674 J. Dryden et al. Notes Empress of Morocco 46 He has not Poetry enough to know what to call an Attendant of Proserpine: This is her Suivante, her waiting Woman it seems.

1781 T. Vaughan Fashionable Follies I. xci. 206 The more secrets Madame had to keep, the better for her suivante.

1849 J. Pardoe Court & Reign Francis I II. xv. 419 The suivante..rushed into the apartment exclaiming hurriedly: ‘Madame, you have not a moment to lose. His majesty has returned.’

2004 D. Heartz From Garrick to Gluck ix. 159 The leading lady..gestures broadly as her suivante weeps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suivante
释义	suivanten. Brit. /swɪˈvɒnt/, U.S. /swiˈvɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French suivante. Etymology: < French suivante (1634 in this sense), feminine form corresponding to suivant servant, follower (end of the 14th cent. in Middle French as sievant ), use as noun of the present participle of suivre to follow (see sue v.). N.E.D. (1915) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (süivāṅt) /sɥivɑʲ̃t/. Now historical. A lady's maid; esp. one trusted by her mistress as a confidante or close companion. Frequently in French contexts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > lady's maid chamberlaina1400 waiting-maid1561 chambermaid1569 lady's maid1577 tire-woman1615 abigail1616 fille de chambre1673 suivante1674 comb-brush1702 tiring-woman1732 femme de chambre1741 lady's woman1748 personal maid1748 comb-brusher1751 ayah1782 wardrobe maid1797 soubrette1824 camerist1838 tire-maid1871 1674 J. Dryden et al. Notes Empress of Morocco 46 He has not Poetry enough to know what to call an Attendant of Proserpine: This is her Suivante, her waiting Woman it seems. 1781 T. Vaughan Fashionable Follies I. xci. 206 The more secrets Madame had to keep, the better for her suivante. 1849 J. Pardoe Court & Reign Francis I II. xv. 419 The suivante..rushed into the apartment exclaiming hurriedly: ‘Madame, you have not a moment to lose. His majesty has returned.’ 2004 D. Heartz From Garrick to Gluck ix. 159 The leading lady..gestures broadly as her suivante weeps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1674
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