Handmaid
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A handmaid,[1] handmaiden,[2] bedmaid,[3] lady-in-waiting,[4] companion,[5] or lady companion,[5] is a female servant or personal attendant of a royal woman or noblewoman. These women may be of noble birth themselves,[3][6] or they may be mere smallfolk servants.[7] Handmaids may companionably share the bed of the woman they are attending.[8][6][9]
A noblewoman may refer to her nobleborn companions as "my ladies".[10]
References
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 8, Jaime I.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 35, Eddard IX.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 66, Tyrion IX.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Dance with Dragons, Appendix.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 32, Cersei VII.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 44, Tyrion X.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 24, Cersei V.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 41, Alayne II.
- ↑ The Sworn Sword.