maidservant

noun

maid·​ser·​vant ˈmād-ˌsər-vənt How to pronounce maidservant (audio)
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: a female servant

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a large estate that once had many maidservants
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This helps explain why the maidservant was subjected to multiple inspections, with a succession of witnesses rooting around beneath Hall’s skirts and petticoats for firm proof. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 In 1627, a professional lace-maker named Thomasine Hall boarded a ship in England and arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, to become a maidservant in the household of a man named John Tyos. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024

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14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of maidservant was in the 14th century

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maidservant

noun
maid·​ser·​vant ˈmād-ˌsər-vənt How to pronounce maidservant (audio)
: a female servant

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