Meaning of HANDMAID
| Pronunciation: | | 'hand`meyd
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- [n] a personal maid or female attendant
- [n] in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
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| | Synonyms: | | handmaiden, handmaiden, servant |
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| | See Also: | | amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant, subordinateness, subsidiarity | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hand"maid"\, Handmaiden \Hand"maiden\, n.
A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
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| Easton Bible Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | servant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had brought from Egypt. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abigail, agent, amah, ancilla, appliance, au pair girl, ayah, betweenmaid, biddy, chambermaid, chaperon, Charlie McCarthy, companion, contrivance, cook, creature, device, duenna, dummy, dupe, femme de chambre, fille de chambre, gentlewoman, girl, go-between, handmaiden, hired girl, housemaid, implement, instrument, interagent, intermediary, intermediate, intermedium, kitchenmaid, lady-help, lady-in-waiting, lever, live-in maid, live-out maid, maid, maidservant, mechanism, mediator, medium, midwife, minion, nursemaid, organ, parlormaid, pawn, plaything, puppet, scullery maid, servant, servant girl, servitress, slave, soubrette, stooge, tool, toy, tweeny, upstairs maid, vehicle, waiting maid, wench |
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