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noun

Handmaiden, Handmaid n.

A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Something or someone serving in a subordinate position; as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics.

Synonyms: handmaid, servant.

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Etymology of 'Handmaid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... entreaties? and then the whole good work would come to nought, or perchance I might repent it my life long. I would therefore now rather go to Stramehl, where I can pray and become strong in spirit, so that perchance I shall find favour in the sight of the angel of God, as Hagar the handmaid ...

— Sidonia The Sorceress V2 • William Mienhold

... blest, Hath laid her Babe to rest. Time is our tedious Song should here have ending, Heav'ns youngest teemed Star, Hath fixt her polisht Car, Her sleeping Lord with Handmaid Lamp attending: And all about the Courtly Stable, Bright-harnest ...

— Book of English Verse • Bulchevy

... substance, and that there were no greater nor more crafty thieves than domestic ones; and met with masters who roared out for liberty abroad, acting the arbitrary tyrants in their own houses:—he saw ignorance and passion exercise the rod of justice; oppression, the handmaid of power; self-interest outweighing friendship and honesty in the opposite scale; pride and envy spurning and trampling on what was more worthy than themselves;—he saw the pure white robes of truth sullied with the black hue of ...

— The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew • Unknown

... and the longer and harder the trial the greater our recompense in a better world. Whatever befalls us, our answer should be that of the Virgin Mary to the angel who announced the mystery of the Incarnation: 'Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according ...

— Celebrated Crimes, Complete • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... and handmaid lowly! Whose skill can speed the day with lively cares, And banish melancholy By all that mind invents or hand prepares; * * * * * Who that hath seen thy beauty could content His soul with but ...

— What Great Men Have Said About Women - Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 77 • Various

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