serving-womann.

Brit.

/ˈsəːvɪŋˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈsərvɪŋˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural serving-women.

Forms: see serving adj. and woman n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serving adj., woman n.

Etymology: < serving adj. + woman n. Compare slightly earlier maidservant n., and also serving-man n.

A woman who serves; an adult 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

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vi. xi. 305 Ȝif a seruynge womman is of bonde condicioun sche is not isuffred to take an housbonde at here owne wille.

?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 31 There is a maner now amonge seruyng women of lowe astate, the whiche is comen, for thei furre her colers.

1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 126 Pandarina, in her youth a seruinge woman, and one which knewe more fashions then was fit for honest women.

a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iv. ii. 108 in 3 New Playes (1655) One of those Ambitious Serving-women, who contemning Th'embraces of their Equals, aim to be The wrong way Ladifi'd by a Lord.

1757 Lett. from Armenian in Ireland xxviii. 118 Marriage between the Poorest and the Wealthiest, the Lord and his Serving-Woman is neither unlawful nor dishonourable.

1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. iv. 69 One of the elder sisters soon appeared, followed by two stout serving women.

1935 W. G. Hardy Father Abraham 242 Serving-women glided to his elbow..and filled again the deep blue lotus blossom of his wine-glass.

2004 Observer (Nexis) 21 Nov. (Review section) 15 When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, he not only kills his wife's suitors but orders the execution of a dozen serving-women who had consorted with them.

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

单词	serving-woman
释义	serving-womann. Brit. /ˈsəːvɪŋˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈsərvɪŋˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural serving-women. Forms: see serving adj. and woman n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serving adj., woman n. Etymology: < serving adj. + woman n. Compare slightly earlier maidservant n., and also serving-man n. A woman who serves; an adult 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 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. vi. xi. 305 Ȝif a seruynge womman is of bonde condicioun sche is not isuffred to take an housbonde at here owne wille. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 31 There is a maner now amonge seruyng women of lowe astate, the whiche is comen, for thei furre her colers. 1576 G. Pettie Petite Pallace 126 Pandarina, in her youth a seruinge woman, and one which knewe more fashions then was fit for honest women. a1640 P. Massinger Guardian iv. ii. 108 in 3 New Playes (1655) One of those Ambitious Serving-women, who contemning Th'embraces of their Equals, aim to be The wrong way Ladifi'd by a Lord. 1757 Lett. from Armenian in Ireland xxviii. 118 Marriage between the Poorest and the Wealthiest, the Lord and his Serving-Woman is neither unlawful nor dishonourable. 1849 G. P. R. James Woodman I. iv. 69 One of the elder sisters soon appeared, followed by two stout serving women. 1935 W. G. Hardy Father Abraham 242 Serving-women glided to his elbow..and filled again the deep blue lotus blossom of his wine-glass. 2004 Observer (Nexis) 21 Nov. (Review section) 15 When Odysseus returns to Ithaca, he not only kills his wife's suitors but orders the execution of a dozen serving-women who had consorted with them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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