{ } n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position; as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [ wns=1 ] Syn. --handmaid, servant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
English-Thai: NECTEC'sLexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH
(n) in a subordinate position, Syn. handmaiden, servant, Example:theology should be the handmaiden of ethics; the state cannot be a servant of the church