womanservant

English

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Etymology

From Middle English womman servaunt; equivalent to woman + servant.

Noun

womanservant (plural womanservants or womenservants)

  1. A woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant.
    • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 377:
      This is what people say happen [...] That at the great table right before the throne, womanservants and manservants bring out all sort of meat.

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