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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Handmaid \Hand"maid'\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d'), Handmaiden \Hand"maid'en\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d''n), noun A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant. [WordNet sense 2]
2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position; as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: handmaid, servant. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
handmaiden
noun
1: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: {handmaid}, {servant}]
2: a personal maid or female attendant [syn: {handmaid}]
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