abigail
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It is customarily asserted that abigail, as a cant term for a waiting-maid, only arose after Abigail Hill, the Duchess of Marlborough’s cousin, became waiting-woman to the queen, and supplanted her kinswoman.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Bardsley, Charles W.
Though there had been a tiff or an estrangement, the gamekeeper and the abigail were lovers.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
And Toinon, foster-sister and confidential abigail, had absolutely betrothed herself in secret to this abandoned wretch!
From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
Her cheeks flamed before the sharp eyes of the abigail, and then flamed again with scorn at her own folly.
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
Reluctantly the abigail obeyed, and while he stood waiting, the abb� considered her words.
From The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis
