underservant

[uhn-der-sur-vuhnt]

noun

1. a servant of inferior or subordinate rank.

Word History and Origins

Origin of underservant¹

First recorded in 1540–50; under- + servant

Example Sentences

I was an underservant in Sir Watkin’s house. 

From Project Gutenberg

So he bribed this fellow Tarnod, whom I had the pleasure of discarnating, and who was an underservant here at the hunting lodge.

From Project Gutenberg