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HANDMAIDEN noun

Definition of handmaiden (noun)

  1. in a subordinate position
    • "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
    • synonyms: handmaid, servant
  2. a personal maid or female attendant
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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