maid-in-waiting
[ meyd-in-wey-ting ]
noun,plural maids-in-wait·ing.
an unmarried woman who serves as an attendant to a queen or princess; lady-in-waiting.
Origin of maid-in-waiting
1First recorded in 1950–55
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How to use maid-in-waiting in a sentence
She is but a child and a-knoweth nothing—you can make them her maids-in-waiting, that will please her.
The Serf | Guy ThorneIn the antechamber the pages gossiped with the maids-in-waiting as they ate a splendid tea.
Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know | VariousWell wist he what he would there; / so bade he thence be gone Ladies and maids-in-waiting.
The Nibelungenlied | UnknownShe had at least fifteen maids-in-waiting about her and had set up quite a court.
Adventures in Swaziland | Owen Rowe O'Neil
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