h 4 a 1 n 1 d 2 m 3 a 1 i 1 d 2
8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun in a subordinate position
noun a personal maid or female attendant
originInherited from Middle English handemayde, hand-maide, handmaide, handmayd, hand mayde, hand-mayde, haundmaid, hondemayde, hondmaide, hond-mayde. By surface analysis, compound of hand + maid, the first component in the sense of "ready at hand".
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