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/mayd"serr'veuhnt/, n.a female servant.[1520-30; MAID + SERVANT]
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Maidservant — Maid serv ant, n. A female servant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maidservant — (n.) 1520s, from MAID (Cf. maid) (n.) + SERVANT (Cf. servant) … Etymology dictionary
maidservant — ► NOUN dated ▪ a female domestic servant … English terms dictionary
maidservant — [mād′sʉr΄vənt] n. a girl or woman servant … English World dictionary
maidservant — noun A female servant, a maid 1611 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy… … Wiktionary
maidservant — UK [ˈmeɪdˌsɜː(r)v(ə)nt] / US [ˈmeɪdˌsɜrvənt] noun [countable] Word forms maidservant : singular maidservant plural maidservants an old word meaning a woman employed as a servant … English dictionary
maidservant — noun Date: 14th century a female servant … New Collegiate Dictionary
maidservant — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. waitress, domestic, housemaid; see maid 1 , servant … English dictionary for students
maidservant — maid|ser|vant [ˈmeıdˌsə:vənt US ə:r ] n old fashioned a female servant … Dictionary of contemporary English
maidservant — maid|ser|vant [ meıd,sɜrvənt ] noun count an old word meaning a woman employed as a servant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
