Synonyms for handmaiden
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hand-meyd or hand-meyd-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌmeɪd or ˈhændˌmeɪd n |
Top 10 synonyms for handmaiden Other synonyms for the word handmaiden
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
- 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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