"womanservant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: womanservants [plural], womenservants [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English womman servaunt; equivalent to woman + servant. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|womman servaunt}} Middle English womman servaunt, {{compound|en|woman|servant}} woman + servant Head templates: {{en-noun|s|womenservants}} womanservant (plural womanservants or womenservants)
  1. A woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant. Synonyms: maidservant, servingmaid, servingwoman, woman servant, woman-servant Coordinate_terms: manservant, servingman
    Sense id: en-womanservant-en-noun-HhB5l6fC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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