ˈserving-ˌwoman Now arch.
[serving ppl. a.]
A female servant or attendant.
| a 1450 Knt. de la Tour xxi. (1906) 31 There is a maner now amonge seruyng women of lowe astate, the whiche is comen, for thei furre her colers. 1633 Massinger Guardian iv. ii, One of those Ambitious Serving-women who [etc.]. 1849 James Woodman iv, One of the elder sisters soon appeared, followed by two stout serving women. |