handmaid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun in a subordinate position
    servant; handmaiden.
    • theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
    • the state cannot be a servant of the church
  2. noun a personal maid or female attendant
    handmaiden.

WordNet


Hand"maid", Hand"maiden noun (Also<
  • Handmaid
  • Handmaiden
)
Definitions
  1. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Webster 1913