Etymology

womanservant

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Today it means: A woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant. Full definition →

Middle English womman servaunt
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwomman servaunt
  2. English todaywomanservant

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

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