maidservant

Example Sentences

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Then in 1778, when Sarah was 23 and Lady Eleanor 39, the two women secretly fled together accompanied by their maidservant Mary Carryl.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2022

The Ninth says, "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor's."

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2020

She was maidservant to another woman who died shortly after their arrival.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2018

She cites “Downton Abbey” to describe her grandmother’s work as a maidservant.

From New York Times • May 30, 2013

Glass broke in three windows and a tile slid off the roof, and then a maidservant ran out, terrified, her clucking hen of a daemon flapping after her.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman