abigail

¹

[ab-i-geyl]

noun

1. a lady's maid.

Abigail

²

[ab-i-geyl]

noun

1. (in the Bible) the wife of Nabal and later of David.

2. a first name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy of the father.”

Abigail

/ ˈæbɪˌɡeɪl /

noun

1. Old Testament the woman who brought provisions to David and his followers and subsequently became his wife (I Samuel 25:1–42)

Word History and Origins

Origin of abigail¹

1645–55; after Abigail, name of attendant in play The Scornful Lady (1610), by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

Example Sentences

Zohran Mamdani made affordability the key to his successful campaign for New York City mayor, as did Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey with their winning runs for governor.

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Monday marks ten years since Storm Abigail became the first officially named UK storm.

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"So far, this strategy has proven to be wildly successful," White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson told the BBC.

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger was elected governor in Virginia in part because of big gains in Latino-heavy communities.

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In the Bay Area city of Mountain View, Abigail Villavicencio usually gets between $500 and $700 each month loaded onto her CalFresh cards, she said.

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