handmaiden

๐Ÿ“– Definitions

noun

1. Someone or something that is subservient to another.

2. A personal maid.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Examples

For years the legal case in Bangladesh had gone nowhere. The countryโ€™s criminal justice system, slow and the handmaiden of the executive of the day, stood still.โ€ Delayed Detonations; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 7, 2014.
๐ŸŽฏ Study This Word