Handmaid
servant (Gen. 16:1; Ruth 3:9; Luke 1:48). It is probable that
Hagar was Sarah's personal attendant while she was in the house
of Pharaoh, and was among those maid-servants whom Abram had
brought from Egypt.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'Handmaid' Eastons Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.