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handmaid
/ˈhændˌmeɪd/
noun 2
Collocations
3VERB + HANDMAID
am, behold
HANDMAID + NOUN
coverlet, thy
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
2
A moth of the species Dysauxes ancilla.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a personal maid or female attendant
noun — in a subordinate position
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Wiktionary02
Please forgive the trespass of thy handmaid.
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And Abram made answer, and said to her: Behold thy handmaid is in thy own hand, use her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai afflicted her, she ran away.
Tatoeba · #785384004
And he said to her: Who art thou? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman.
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