Maidservant

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A female servant; a maid.

    "Sixe dayes thou ſhalt labour, and doe all thy worke. / But the ſeuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou ſhalt not doe any worke, thou, nor thy ſonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man ſeruant, nor thy maid ſeruant, nor thine oxe, nor thine aſſe, nor any of thy cattel, nor thy ſtranger that is within thy gates, that thy man ſeruant and thy maid ſeruant may reſt as well as thou."

  2. 2
    a female domestic wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English maide servant; equivalent to maid + servant.

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