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handmaidenly

adj

Etymology

From handmaiden + -ly.

  1. inherited from hande mayden
  2. suffixed as handmaidenly — “handmaiden + ly”

Definitions

  1. Befitting a handmaiden.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA