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Curly Brunette Girl Undresses A House Maid Costume On The Bed With Yellow Pillows
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Types of maid
Maids traditionally have a fixed position in the hierarchy of the large households, and although there is overlap between definitions (dependent on the size of the household) the positions themselves would typically be rigidly adhered to. The usual classifications of maid in a large household are:
• Lady's Maid — a senior servant who reported directly to the lady of the house, but still ranked beneath the Housekeeper, and accompanied her lady on travel.
• House Maid — a generic term for maids whose function was chiefly 'above stairs', and were therefore usually a little older, and better paid; where a household included multiple House Maids they were often sub-divided:
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