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Synonyms for handmaiden


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hand-meyd or hand-meyd-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌmeɪd or ˈhændˌmeɪd n

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Définition of handmaiden

Origin :
  • late 14c., from hand (n.) in the sense in close at hand + maid. Cf. Old English handþegn "personal attendant."
  • As in maid : noun servant
Example sentences :
  • The summons for her handmaiden acted as a complete restorative.
  • Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Politics of a shady nature was the handmaiden of the local administration.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • What will she say when she knows how a handmaiden of hers hath been disposed of?
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • Or, the story of Abraham's affair with Hagar, his handmaiden?
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • She had been their mother's handmaiden before their mother's marriage.
  • Extract from : « From Place to Place » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • "Perhaps you will explain, Sylvia," said Aaron, turning impatiently from the handmaiden.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • And in other helpful ways Germany officiated as the handmaiden of Russia.
  • Extract from : « East of Suez » by Frederic Courtland Penfield
  • Thora was handmaiden to Gudrid; Bertha handmaid to Freydissa.
  • Extract from : « The Norsemen in the West » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • Name it,” said the Jew; “my wife has need of a handmaiden just now.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate City » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • "I will sleep awhile," she said to her handmaiden, and serenely glided into slumberland.
  • Extract from : « Prisoners of Hope » by Mary Johnston
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