tablemaid

English

Etymology

table +‎ maid

Noun

tablemaid (plural tablemaids)

1. A female servant at the dining table.
   • 1983, New Writing Scotland, numbers 6-8, page 47:

     There had been a good many cooks and tablemaids during Violet's lifetime. She never became friends with any; they were always called Miss This or Mrs That, and the courtesy titles made a barrier between them and the orphanage girl.