noun
1. in a subordinate position
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theology should be the handmaiden of ethics
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the state cannot be a servant of the church
• Hypernyms: ↑subordinateness, ↑subsidiarity
2. a personal maid or female attendant
• Syn: ↑handmaid
• Hypernyms: ↑maid, ↑maidservant, ↑housemaid, ↑amah
Useful english dictionary. 2012.