womanservant

English

Alternative forms

• woman servant, woman-servant

Etymology

From Middle English womman servaunt; equivalent to woman +‎ servant.

Noun

womanservant (plural womanservants or womenservants)

1. A woman who is a servant; the female counterpart to a manservant.
   • 2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 377:

     This is what people say happen [...] That at the great table right before the throne, womanservants and manservants bring out all sort of meat.

Synonyms

• maidservant
• servingmaid
• servingwoman

Coordinate terms

• manservant
• servingman