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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

abigail

/ăb'-əg-ālˌ/ · ab·i·gail · IPA /ˈa.bɪ.ɡeɪl/
01 n. A lady's waiting-maid.
  1. 1.
    A lady's waiting-maid.
    “Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of night curls for sleeping in.” — Leslie.