Handmaid

Handmaiden, handmaid, or maidservant is the name for a maid, a female servant. Depending on the time period, these peopel were slaves, or they were employees.

The Pharaoh's Handmaidens by John Collier

The Annunciation by Murillo, 1655–1660, Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

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