hand ‧ maid ‧ en /ˈhændˌmeɪdn/ BrE AmE ( also hand‧maid /ˈhændmeɪd/) noun [countable]
1 . old-fashioned a female servant
2 . formal something that supports an idea, system, or way of life
handmaiden of
Science must not become the handmaiden of the state.