"servauntesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛrvau̯nˈtɛs(ə)/, /ˈsɛrva(u̯)ntɛs(ə)/
Etymology: From servaunt (“servant, employee”) + -esse (“-ess”). Compare modern English servantess. Etymology templates: {{af|enm|servaunt|-esse|t1=servant, employee|t2=-ess}} servaunt (“servant, employee”) + -esse (“-ess”), {{cog|en|servantess}} English servantess Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} servauntesse
  1. (rare, Wycliffite Bible) A maidservant; a female servant. Tags: rare
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