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Handmaiden - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Handmaiden' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Handmaiden [ n.]
- A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.

Meaning of 'Handmaiden' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . handmaiden [ n]
Meaning (1):
- in a subordinate position
Example in sentence:
  • the state cannot be a servant of the church;
  • theology should be the handmaiden of ethics