abigail

¹ American  

[ab-i-geyl] / ˈæb ɪˌgeɪl /

noun

1. a lady's maid.

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Abigail ² American  

[ab-i-geyl] / ˈæb ɪˌgeɪl /

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.”

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Abigail British  

/ 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)

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Etymology

Origin of abigail

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

Example Sentences

While new to this particular series, Newton is a skilled cartographer of comedy-horror terrain as the star of “Freaky,” “Lisa Frankenstein,” and the directors’ previous film, “Abigail.”

From Los Angeles Times

White House Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson previously described the strategy, saying: "Through engaging posts and banger memes, we are successfully communicating the president's extremely popular agenda."

From BBC

Abigail Pepper of Monroe, N.C., set up a morning gauntlet that includes a memory exercise and math problems.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a letter that accompanied the annual report, Fidelity Chief Executive Abigail Johnson said profits were boosted by growing market share, as the company launched new exchange-traded funds, expanded its crypto offerings and pulled ahead in the health savings-account business.

From The Wall Street Journal

Newly elected Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger staked her agenda in part on arresting a climb in energy costs.

From The Wall Street Journal