/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 ]
/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 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012