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