Examples of maidservant in a Sentence
a large estate that once had many maidservants
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Julia, who was already pregnant with her and Henry’s second child, is forced to work as a maidservant for the reprehensible Lord Lovat (Tony Curran), who happens to be the father of Brian.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
As Julia takes on the role of maidservant, Henry’s outlook is a bit different.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Count Almaviva seeks to exercise droit du seigneur over his wife’s maidservant, Susanna, who is betrothed to his valet, Figaro.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
If the apparent maidservant was actually a man committing fornication that might lead to another servant’s falling pregnant, then Hall was a materially destabilizing influence in the community.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
Alfonso enlists the sisters’ maidservant, Despina, to aid in the plot.
—Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
On the other hand, in the 17th century a maidservant was able to thwart the unwelcome advances of the diarist Samuel Pepys by grabbing a pin from her pocket and threatening to stab him with it, according to his own account.
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
As Julia takes on the role of maidservant, Henry’s outlook is a bit different.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Count Almaviva seeks to exercise droit du seigneur over his wife’s maidservant, Susanna, who is betrothed to his valet, Figaro.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
If the apparent maidservant was actually a man committing fornication that might lead to another servant’s falling pregnant, then Hall was a materially destabilizing influence in the community.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2023
Alfonso enlists the sisters’ maidservant, Despina, to aid in the plot.
—Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
On the other hand, in the 17th century a maidservant was able to thwart the unwelcome advances of the diarist Samuel Pepys by grabbing a pin from her pocket and threatening to stab him with it, according to his own account.
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
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“Maidservant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maidservant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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maidservant
noun
maid·ser·vant
ˈmād-ˌsər-vənt 
: a female servant
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