maidservant
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of maidservant
Example Sentences
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Then in 1778, when Sarah was 23 and Lady Eleanor 39, the two women secretly fled together accompanied by their maidservant Mary Carryl.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2022
The Ninth says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020
She was maidservant to another woman who died shortly after their arrival.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2018
She cites “Downton Abbey” to describe her grandmother’s work as a maidservant.
From New York Times • May 30, 2013
Why would the trusted seamstress and maidservant of Martha Washington, who had been at her side for more than ten years, run away in the first place?
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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