wardsmaid

Etymology

From ward + -s- + maid.

wardsmaid means A woman who manages a hospital ward. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

A woman who manages a hospital ward.“Chronic and quiet patients are just those who render most assistance in carrying on the daily routine of house-cleaning and other work in the asylum; and if they are removed it will be necessary in most cases to hire wardsmaids of a class much below that of the ordinary asylum attendant or nurse to replace them.”