housemaid's
Belonging to cleaner
Housemaid's appears almost exclusively in the compound housemaid's knee, a painful swelling of the kneecap caused by prolonged kneeling—the kind of repetitive strain a housemaid might suffer while scrubbing floors.
The medical term is prepatellar bursitis.
Required tasks or charges
scrubbing · floors · quarters · uniform · cap · apron · stairs · estate
Leg's middle hinge
- bursitisInflamed joint cushions
- kneecapBone shielding leg joint
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- inflammationProtective tissue response
patella · joint · fluid · bursa · repetitive · kneeling · scrubbing · occupational
duties
Required tasks or charges
cleaning · scrubbing · floors · quarters · uniform · cap · apron · stairs · estate · employer
knee
Leg's middle hinge
inflammation · patella · joint · fluid · bursa · repetitive · kneeling · scrubbing · occupational · chronic
housemaid'sbutler's
Pertaining to head servant
master's · housekeeper's · footman's · valet's · gardener's
housemaid'smaster's
Advanced graduate credential
mistress's · lady's · employer's · owner's · madam's