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handmaid (n.)
[handmaid 词源字典]
"female servant," c. 1300, from
hand
(n.) in the sense in
close at hand
+
maid
. Compare Old English
handþegn
"personal attendant" and the original sense of
handsome
.
[handmaid etymology, handmaid origin, 英语词源]
[handmaid 词源字典]