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maidservant

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maid·ser·vant  (mdsûrvnt)
n.
A woman servant.
maidservant
Noun
a female servant
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Noun1.maidservantmaidservant - a female domestic
housemaid, maid, amah
chambermaid, fille de chambre - a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)
domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
handmaid, handmaiden - a personal maid or female attendant
lady's maid - a maid who is a lady's personal attendant
parlormaid, parlourmaid - a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door
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I may add that by the time the door opened again through which the maidservant had escaped, my eyes had grown used to the want of light.
The Aspern Papers by James, Henry View in context
A maidservant opens the door, they hand her the letter, and assure the maid that they're both so in love that they'll die on the spot at the door.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Ernestine's trim little maidservant was announcing a visitor who followed close behind.
A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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