Noun: handmaid 'hand,meyd
- A personal maid or female attendant
"The handmaid helped the princess prepare for the royal ball";
- handmaiden
- In a subordinate position
"theology should be the handmaid of ethics";
- handmaiden, servant
Derived forms: handmaids
Type of: amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant, subordinateness, subsidiarity
Encyclopedia: Handmaid