"woman servant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woman servants [plural], women servants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|women servants}} woman servant (plural woman servants or women servants)
  1. Alternative form of womanservant Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: womanservant
    Sense id: en-woman_servant-en-noun-vRI6Wkhj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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