'Handmaiden' definitions:

Definition of 'handmaiden'

From: WordNet
noun
In a subordinate position; "theology should be the handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of the church" [syn: handmaid, handmaiden, servant]
noun
A personal maid or female attendant [syn: handmaid, handmaiden]

Definition of 'Handmaiden'

From: GCIDE
  • Handmaid \Hand"maid`\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`), Handmaiden \Hand"maid`en\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`'n), n. A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position; as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [WordNet sense 1]
  • Syn: handmaid, servant. [WordNet 1.5]