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maidservant

American  
[meyd-sur-vuhnt] / ˈmeɪdˌsɜr vənt /

noun

  1. a female servant.

maidservant British  
/ ˈmeɪdˌsɜːvənt /

noun

  1. a female servant

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Etymology

Origin of maidservant

First recorded in 1520–30; maid + servant

Example Sentences

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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?

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Glass broke in three windows and a tile slid off the roof, and then a maidservant ran out, terrified, her clucking hen of a daemon flapping after her.

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But it was too late for me to say anything, having missed the introductions on account of being the maidservant.

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They were big boys, almost men, and I was alone except for my maidservant Emmot.

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She now had a single maidservant, devoted to her since youth, and an aging manservant, Jacob, previously of the stables, who performed all heavy labor about the house.

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