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English to English noun
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in a subordinate position |  | Example: theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
the state cannot be a servant of the church
source: wordnet30
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a personal maid or female attendant | | source: wordnet30
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A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant. | | source: webster1913
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