Definition of handmaid Handmaid

hand•maid

We found 6 definitions of handmaid from 5 different sources.

What does handmaid mean?

Noun Plural: handmaids
handmaid - in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church"
		handmaiden, servant
		subordinateness, subsidiarity secondary importance
handmaid - a personal maid or female attendant
		handmaiden

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handmaid
An old denomination for a tender; thus, in Drake's expedition to Cadiz, two of Her Majesty's pinnaces were appointed to attend his squadron as handmaids.