ancillula

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/ænˈsɪljʊlə/

noun

A slave girl; a servant-girl.

OriginLatin ancillula →
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Meanings

nounancillula (plural ancillulas)

plural ancillulas

  1. A slave girl; a servant-girl.

    I at once telephoned. The Shades were out, said the cheeky ancillula, an obnoxious little fan who came to cook for them on Sundays and no doubt dreamt of getting the old poet to cuddle her some wifeless day.

    1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire

Origin

  1. Latinancillula
  2. Englishancillula

From Latin ancillula, diminutive of ancilla (“handmaid”), a feminine diminutive of anculus (“servant”).

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APA

ancillula. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancillula

MLA

“ancillula.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancillula. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancillula,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancillula.

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