召めし使つかう

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

employ; hire (a servant)

Specifically used for hiring or employing someone as a servant or domestic help. Sounds somewhat old-fashioned; in modern contexts, 雇う (やとう) is more common for general employment.

• 昔むかしは多おおくの家いえで女じょ中ちゅうを召めし使つかっていた。

  In the past, many households employed maids.