abigails

[US]/'æbɪ,gel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (a noblewoman's personal) lady's maid Abigail Abigail (female name)

Real-world Examples

In the servants’ hall two coachmen and three gentlemen’s gentlemen stood or sat round the fire; the abigails, I suppose, were upstairs with their mistresses; the new servants, that had been hired from Millcote, were bustling about everywhere.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

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