单词 | ancilla |
释义 | ancilla /an sil"euh/, n. , pl. ancillas. 1. an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct. 2. Archaic. a maidservant. [1870-75; < L: female slave, maid, prob. anc- + -illa dim. suffix, by reanalysis of ancula maid < *anquola, equiv. to an- (see ANCILE) + *-quola, n. deriv. of a v. base *quel- turn about, hence "one who circles around"; c. Gk amphípolos attendant] |
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