側そば仕づかえ

noun

personal attendant; valet; maid

Historical term for a servant who attends to a person of high rank, such as a lord or lady. Not used for modern service jobs.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、大だい名みょうには側そば仕づかえが何なん人にんもいた。

  In the Edo period, a daimyo had several personal attendants.

• 彼かの女じょは姫ひめの側そば仕づかえとして城しろで働はたらいていた。

  She worked at the castle as the princess's personal maid.