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Definition of Helpmates
1. helpmate [n] - See also: helpmate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helpmates
Literary usage of Helpmates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Origins of English History by Charles Isaac Elton (1882)
"... of Belenus—Adoration of plants—Esus—-Teutates—Camulus— Taranis—Goddesses and
helpmates of gods—Local deities—The Mothers—Giants —Inferior gods—Origin of ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"... or interpretation of contracts or established usages of other courts, but as
mere helpmates to the various remedies necessary to the ends of Justice. ..."
3. The Kindergarten for Teachers and Parents (1892)
"THE helpmates OF FRIEDRICH FROEBEL.* Froebel had a grand conception of woman,
and, although he never rose above a condition of poverty, he was married twice ..."
4. Home: a book for the family by William King Tweedie (1857)
"helpmates AT HOME. Husband and Wife—Man's Position at Home—Woman's—Eden—The Family
Constitution—Its Violation—Ezra's Complaint—Malachi's—National Distemper— ..."