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ancillula

/ænˈsɪljʊlə/

ancillula noun: a slave girl; a servant-girl.

Noun

ancillula (plural ancillulas)

  1. A slave girl; a servant-girl.
    • I at once telephoned. The Shades were out, said the cheeky ancillula, an obnoxious little fan who came to cook for them on Sundays and no doubt dreamt of getting the old poet to cuddle her some wifeless day.1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Forms of ancillula

pluralancillulas

Origin of ancillula

From Latin ancillula, diminutive of ancilla (“handmaid”), a feminine diminutive of anculus (“servant”).

Questions about ancillula

What does ancillula mean?
Ancillula means a slave girl; a servant-girl.
What part of speech is ancillula?
Ancillula is a noun.
How do you pronounce ancillula?
Ancillula is pronounced /ænˈsɪljʊlə/.
What is the plural of ancillula?
The plural of ancillula is ancillulas.

Words near ancillula in the dictionary

  1. ancillarity
  2. ancillary
  3. ancillary relief
  4. ancillary travel services
  5. ancilliary
  6. ancillula
  7. ancillulas
  8. ancipital
  9. ancipitally
  10. ancipites
  11. ancipitous

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