servauntesse

== Middle English == === Etymology === From servaunt (“servant, employee”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”). Compare modern English servantess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌsɛrvau̯nˈtɛs(ə)/, /ˈsɛrva(u̯)ntɛs(ə)/ === Noun === servauntesse (rare, Wycliffite Bible) A maidservant; a female servant. ==== References ==== “servauntesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.