serving wench
Medieval pub worker
A serving wench is a woman who serves food and drink, typically in a tavern or inn.
The term is archaic, evoking medieval or Renaissance settings: The serving wench brought another round of ale.
Today it appears mainly in historical fiction, Renaissance fairs, and fantasy contexts.
Wench originally meant simply a young woman but acquired lower-class and sometimes sexual connotations.
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- barmaidFemale pub employee
- aleWarm-fermented malt drink
- tankardHandled drinking vessel, often lidded
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
busty · medieval · ye olde · inn · pub · mead · tray · corset · bodice · waitress · flagon · hearth · rustic · peasant · bosom · pitcher · wooden table · goblet
- castle staffchamberlain, chambermaid, butler, guard, handmaiden
- Drinking historyale, mead, tavern, alehouse, tankard
- bar staffbartender, barkeep, barkeeper, barmaid, barman
- domestic servantsmaid, housemaid, chambermaid, parlormaid, parlor maid
serving wenchlady of the house
Female head of household
noblewoman · patron · queen · princess · duchess
serving wenchcook
Heat food for eating
kitchen maid · scullery maid · chef · baker · brewmaster
serve, serving, servant, servile, service, serviceable, server, servitude, serfdom