HANDMAID


Meaning of HANDMAID in English

/hand"mayd'/ , n.

1. something that is necessarily subservient or subordinate to another: Ceremony is but the handmaid of worship.

2. a female servant or attendant.

Also, handmaiden .

[ 1350-1400; ME; see HAND, MAID ]

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