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Definition of Domestics
1. domestic [n] - See also: domestic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Domestics
Literary usage of Domestics
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Young Lady's Friend by John Farrar (1838)
"Moral and Intellectual Improvement of domestics. — Care of those who work by the
Day. — Hint to those who employ Help. THE unexampled prosperity of ..."
2. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1899)
"These officers (who are domestics. sometimes called ' Counts of the domestics ')
commanded the various divisions of the household troops, known by the names ..."
3. The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy by William Paley (1835)
"THE TREATMENT OF OUR domestics AND DEPENDENTS. A PARTY of friends setting out
together upon a journey soon find it to be the best for all sides, that, ..."
4. Elements of International Law and Laws of War by Henry Wager Halleck (1874)
"domestics and servants. The domestics and servants of a minister also participate
... Did not the domestics," says Vattel, " and the household of a foreign ..."
5. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1839)
"There is no error in family management that more frequently occasions the loes
of food domestics, or produces more discomfort in the intercourse between the ..."