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famula — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • maidservant noun A female servant; a maid.
  • servant noun A person employed to do household or personal work for someone else.

Senses

famula is used for these senses in English:

  • maidservant A female servant; a maid.
  • servant One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  • slave-girl A female slave.

servant — full definition

  1. noun A person employed to do household or personal work for someone else.
  2. noun Someone who serves or helps another, often in a devoted or humble way (including "civil servant" for public officials).

Related Latin words