"abigail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈa.bɪ.ɡeɪl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈa.bɪ.ɡeɪl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-abigail.wav , en-ca-abigail.ogg Forms: abigails [plural]
Etymology: From the name Abigail, as given to a waiting-maid in Beaumont and Fletcher's play The Scornful Lady. Head templates: {{en-noun}} abigail (plural abigails)
  1. (obsolete) A lady's maid. Wikipedia link: The Scornful Lady Tags: obsolete Derived forms: abigailship Translations (lady's waiting-maid): kamermeisje [neuter] (Dutch), kamarineito (Finnish), Zofe [feminine] (German), komorna (Hungarian), го́рничная (górničnaja) [feminine] (Russian), камери́стка (kamerístka) [feminine] (Russian), doncella (Spanish)

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