bridemaid
English
Etymology
Noun
bridemaid (plural bridemaids)
- Archaic form of bridesmaid.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 135:
- "Lord love you, miss! we did think you were to be bridemaid, till mistress told us not to call you."