A maidservant, a female attendant (cf. maid, n.1 3a, maiden of honour n. at compounds 1b). In later use English regional (now rare).
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl (26) maidenOE A maidservant, a female attendant (cf. maid, n.1 3a, maiden of honour n. at compounds 1b). In later use English regional (now rare). schelchenec1000 A female servant. womanOE Frequently with preceding possessive adjective. A female slave or servant; a maid; esp. a lady's maid or personal attendant (now chiefly historical… maidc1300 A female servant or attendant; a maidservant; often with defining word prefixed as bar-maid, chamber-maid, farm-maid, house-maid, nurse-maid, servant… ancillec1366 A maid-servant or handmaid. wench1380 A female servant, maidservant, serving-maid; also †handmaid, †bondwoman. child-womana1382 †a young female servant (cf. sense 6) (obsolete); a girl; a woman who is still a child. maidservanta1382 A female servant, usually a domestic servant. serving-womana1398 A woman who serves; an adult female servant or attendant. servantessa1425 A female servant. servant maid?a1450 A female servant, usually a domestic servant; = maidservant, n. woman servant1450 A female servant. servitrice1477 A female servant or attendant. administress1483 A female administrator; an administratrix. Cf. administratress, n. ministressa1500 A woman who ministers or serves. Also in extended use. serving maid?1529 A woman or girl who serves; a female servant or attendant; a maid, a maidservant. Cf. servant maid, n. maiden-servant1533 = sense A. 3. servitrix1566 A female servant or attendant. miskin-fro1585 A maidservant. servant girl1658 A young female servant. girl1668 A female servant or domestic employee; a maid (now chiefly historical). Now more generally: a female employee. Frequently with connotations of… necessary womanc1689 Of persons, esp. servants: rendering (certain) necessary, useful, or personal services. In later use frequently necessary woman. (In early use… scout1708 At Oxford (also at Yale and Harvard): A college servant. servitress1827 A female servant or attendant. ancilla1871 A maidservant, handmaid. Subcategories:— collectively (1) |
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