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| has gloss | (noun) a maid who is a lady's personal attendant lady's maid |
| has gloss | eng: A ladys maid is a female personal attendant who waits on the lady of the house. The position is very similar to a gentlemans valet. Traditionally, in eras past, the ladys maid was not as high-ranking as a ladys companion, who was a retainer rather than a servant, but the rewards included room and board, travel and somewhat improved social status. In Britain, a ladys maid was addressed by her surname by her employer. The ladys maid was addressed as Miss by junior servants or when visiting in another servants hall. In the servants hall, a ladys maid took precedence akin to that of her mistress. A ladys maid's specific duties included helping her mistress with her make-up, hairdressing, clothing, jewellery, shoes, wardrobe care, and all related shopping. |
| lexicalization | eng: lady's maid |
| subclass of | (noun) a female domestic amah, housemaid, maid, maidservant |
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| Asturian | |
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| lexicalization | ast: doncella |
| Breton | |
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| lexicalization | bre: dimezell |
| Catalan | |
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| lexicalization | cat: donzella |
| German | |
| has gloss | deu: Als Zofe oder Kammerzofe wurde vom 17. bis zum Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts eine in den Diensten einer vornehmen, hochgestellten Dame stehende Person bezeichnet und zwar zuerst nur jene einer adeligen Herrin. An Adelshöfen, wo der Ausdruck Kammerjungfer (frz. fille de chambre) verbreiteter war, unterstand sie der Kammerfrau (frz. femme de chambre) und stand in Rang und Amt höher als das Kammermädchen (frz. chambrière). Im Gegensatz zum Kammerfräulein war sie nicht zwingend von adeliger Abstammung, wartete aber wie jenes der Herrin in ihren Privatgemächern auf. Ihr männliches Pendant war der Kammerdiener. |
| lexicalization | deu: Zofe |
| lexicalization | deu: Kammerjungfer |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: ĉambristino |
| Basque | |
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| lexicalization | eus: dontzeila |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: demoiselle |
| Galician | |
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| lexicalization | glg: doncela |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 시녀 |
| lexicalization | kor: 몸종 |
| Dutch | |
| has gloss | nld: Een kamenier, of kamenierster is een vrouwelijke bediende die binnen een huishouden de vrouw des huizes helpt met onder andereaankleden, kappen en andere werkzaamheden. De rol is in veel opzichten gelijk aan die van een kamerdienaar (oorspr. kamerheer) of valet voor mannen. |
| lexicalization | nld: kamenier |
| Portuguese | |
| lexicalization | por: donzela |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Kammarjungfru är en kvinna som betjänar en högt uppsatt dam och hjälper till med till exempel kläder och skönhetsvård. Numera är denna kategori av tjänstefolk ovanlig. |
| lexicalization | swe: Kammarjungfru |
| Thai | |
| lexicalization | tha: นางสนองพระโอษฐ์ |
| lexicalization | tha: หญิงคนใช้สนิทของท่านผู้หญิง |
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| similar | e/Lady's maid |
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| media:img | Gatine Pariser Zofe.jpg |
| media:img | Vermeer Lady Maidservant Holding Letter.jpg |
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