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English noun: handmaiden

1. handmaiden (state) in a subordinate position


SamplesTheology should be the handmaiden of ethics.
The state cannot be a servant of the church.


Synonymshandmaid, servant


Broader (hypernym)subordinateness, subsidiarity

2. handmaiden (person) a personal maid or female attendant


Synonymshandmaid


Broader (hypernym)amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant









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