slavey
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slav·ey
(slā′vē)n. pl. slav·eys Chiefly British
A household servant, especially one who is a young woman.
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slavey
(ˈsleɪvɪ)n
informal Brit a female general servant
[C19: from slave + -y2]
Slavey
(ˈsleɪvɪ)n
(Peoples) a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
[from Athapascan]
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slav•ey
(ˈsleɪ vi)n., pl. -eys. Brit. Informal.
a female servant, esp. a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.
[1800–10]
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Noun | 1. | slavey - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom domestic, domestic help, house servant - a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household |
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slavey
n (dated Brit inf) → (Dienst)mädchen nt
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