abigail /ˈabɪɡeɪl 
/ ▸ noun archaic a lady's maid. – ORIGIN mid 17th century: from the name of a character in The Scornful Lady by Beaumont and Fletcher, possibly in allusion to 1 Sam. 25: 23–24: ‘And when Abigail saw David, she … fell at his feet, and said, “… hear the words of thine handmaid”.’.
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