Associations to the word «Handmaiden»

Wiktionary

HANDMAIDEN, noun. Alternative form of handmaid

Dictionary definition

HANDMAIDEN, noun. In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church".
HANDMAIDEN, noun. A personal maid or female attendant.

Wise words

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Hippocrates