tablemaid

English

Etymology

table + maid

Noun

tablemaid (plural tablemaids)

  1. A female servant at the dining table.
    • 1983, New Writing Scotland, numbers 6-8, page 47:
      There had been a good many cooks and tablemaids during Violet's lifetime. She never became friends with any; they were always called Miss This or Mrs That, and the courtesy titles made a barrier between them and the orphanage girl.
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