Handmaiden - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhændmeɪdən|
Brit.
|ˈhændˌmeɪdən|
noun
- in a subordinate position (syn: handmaid, servant)
theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
- a personal maid or female attendant (syn: handmaid)Extra examples
Science must not become the handmaiden of the state.
...the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers...
Word forms
noun
singular: handmaiden
plural: handmaidens
singular: handmaiden
plural: handmaidens
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