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Definition of Abigail
1. n. A lady's waiting-maid.
Definition of Abigail
1. Proper noun. (biblical character) The wife of Nabal and later of David. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Hebrew female given name), used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) A lady’s waiting maid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Abigail
1. a lady's maid [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abigail
Literary usage of Abigail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Newbury (Mass.), Essex Institute (1911)
"Samuell and Abigail, Nov. 20, 1727. Sara, d. Robert, Nov. 12, 1657. [Nov. ...
Moses and Abigail, July 3, 1819. Abel, s. Abel and Abigail, Jan. 9, 1744. ..."
2. Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 by Newbury (Mass.), Essex Institute (1911)
"Abigail Jones, d. Elias and Ann Burley, Feb. 14, 1807. Abigail Moody, d. ...
Abigail Moulton, d. Laban and Mary, Sept. 4, 1827. Adelaide Augusta, d. ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1900)
"Sarah Bryant Daughter of Joseph Bryant & Abigail Bryant Born August 23* 1753
Abigail Bryant Daughter of Joseph Bryant & Abigail Bryant Born May 24th 175G ..."
4. History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut: From the First Indian Deed in 1659 by William Cothren (1879)
"Abigail, dan. of Jedediah and Abigail Hurd, Sept. 17. ... Samuel, s. of Thomas
and Abigail Warner, Sep;. 24. Martha, dau. of Doct. Andrew- and Martha Graham ..."
5. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1914)
"James and Abigail Mahoney James and Abigail Mahoney James and Abigail Mahoney
James and Abigail Mahoney James and Abigail Mahoney James and Abigail Mahoney ..."
6. Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849 by Beverly (Mass.), Beverly (Mass (1906)
"Jonathan and Abigail, bp. Aug. 2i, 1726. CR i. Mercy, d. Nathaniel and Sarah, Mar.
... Lott and Abigail, Feb. 18, 1694-5. Roger, s. Roger and Mary, bp. ..."
7. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records by Charles William Manwaring (1904)
"X) 5 February, 1722-3: Jeremiah Learning, who married Abigail Turner, ...
Abigail Tyler, widow to be guardian to Abraham, age 13 years, Abigail 14 years, ..."
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