Associations to the word «Slavey»

Wiktionary

SLAVEY, noun. (colloquial) (now historical) A male servant.
SLAVEY, noun. (colloquial) (now historical) A maid, maidservant.
SLAVEY, proper noun. An Athabascan people of western Canada
SLAVEY, proper noun. The Slavey language

Dictionary definition

SLAVEY, noun. A female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work.

Wise words

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