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maidservants

maidservants is the plural 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

Questions about maidservants

What is maidservants the plural of?
Maidservants is the plural of maidservant.

Words near maidservants in the dictionary

  1. maids of honour tart
  2. maids of honour tarts
  3. maids of Kent
  4. maids-of-all-work
  5. maidservant
  6. maidservants
  7. Maidstone
  8. Maidstonian
  9. Maidstonians
  10. Maidu
  11. Maiduan

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