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[ meyd-sur-vuhnt ] / ˈmeɪdˌsɜr vənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR maidservant ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of maidservantFirst recorded in 1520–30; maid + servant Words nearby maidservantMaid Marian, maid of all work, maid of honor, maid of honour, Maid of Orléans, maidservant, Maidstone, Maidu, Maiduguri, maieutic, maigre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maidservant“The truth is always either terrible or boring,” she tells her maidservant Shae (Sibel Kekilli) earlier this season. ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Americans’: Reading Prestige TV Dramas as YA Fiction|Alyssa Rosenberg|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST At this moment the door opened, and a maidservant announced tea. A Romantic Young Lady|Robert Grant Madame Apafi pressed the hand of her maidservant and a tear came to her eye. The Golden Age in Transylvania|Mr Jkai I would be glad to be your maidservant; I could envy that boy Rowley. St. Ives|Robert Louis Stevenson
At the back a maidservant is bringing in a pasty on which rests a turkey. The Standard Galleries - Holland|Esther Singleton If a man has bought a manservant or a maidservant and has a complaint, his seller shall answer the complaint. The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
British Dictionary definitions for maidservantCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to maidservantgirl, au pair, housemaid, chambermaid, biddy, woman, help, domestic, damsel, nursemaid, miss, handmaiden, factotum, daily, housekeeper, maid, charwoman, cleaning lady, housecleaner, live-in |