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maid-servant

maid-servant is the alternative form of maidservant.

Meaning of maidservant

Noun

maidservant (plural maidservants)

  1. A female servant; a maid.
    • Sixe dayes thou ſhalt labour, and doe all thy worke. / But the ſeuenth day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou ſhalt not doe any worke, thou, nor thy ſonne, nor thy daughter, nor thy man ſeruant, nor thy maid ſeruant, nor thine oxe, nor thine aſſe, nor any of thy cattel, nor thy ſtranger...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 5:13–14, column 2

Forms of maid-servant

pluralmaid-servants

Questions about maid-servant

What is maid-servant the alternative form of?
Maid-servant is the alternative form of maidservant.

Words near maid-servant in the dictionary

  1. maid-of-all-work
  2. maid-of-honor tart
  3. maid-of-honor tarts
  4. maid-of-honour tart
  5. maid-of-honour tarts
  6. maid-servant
  7. maid-servants
  8. maida
  9. Maida Vale
  10. maidam
  11. maidams

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