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English noun: handmaiden | |||
| 1. | handmaiden (state) in a subordinate position | ||
| Samples | Theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. The state cannot be a servant of the church. | ||
| Synonyms | handmaid, servant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subordinateness, subsidiarity | ||
| 2. | handmaiden (person) a personal maid or female attendant | ||
| Synonyms | handmaid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant | ||
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