suivante
suivante noun: a lady's maid.
Noun
suivante (plural suivantes)
- A lady's maid.
- Their conductor advancing to the table, presented his offering, and pointing to the suivante, told him, that lady desired to know what would be her destiny in point of marriage.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
Forms of suivante
| plural | suivantes |
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Origin of suivante
From French suivante.
Questions about suivante
- What does suivante mean?
- Suivante means a lady's maid.
- What part of speech is suivante?
- Suivante is a noun.
- What is the plural of suivante?
- The plural of suivante is suivantes.
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