A man (more rarely, a woman) whose office or privilege it is to attend upon a superior. An attendant upon the bride (or, more recently, the bride…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > attendant > bridesmaid (11) waiter1537 A man (more rarely, a woman) whose office or privilege it is to attend upon a superior. An attendant upon the bride (or, more recently, the bride… bridesmaid1552 A woman or girl who is chosen to act as an attendant of the bride at a wedding, and who performs various ceremonial duties for her. bridesmaiden1634 A bridesmaid. Also in figurative Christian contexts, with reference to Christ as a bridegroom (cf. bridegroom, n. 2). bridewoman1649 A woman who acts as the attendant of a bride at her wedding; spec. a matron of honour. Cf. bridesmaid, n., bridesman, n. 1. Now rare and archaic. best maid1766 The (chief) bridesmaid at a wedding. maid of honour1895 Chiefly North American. The principal unmarried female attendant on the bride at a wedding; a bridesmaid. Also in extended use. bridesgirl1905 a bridesmaid. Subcategories:— position of (2) — action of (1) — married (1) |
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