abigail

English - Turkish

Definition of abigail in English Turkish dictionary: (Din) Nabal'ın ve daha sonra Hz. Davud'un karısı; {i} Abigayl (özel isim); (isim) Abigayl (özel isim); {i} hizmetçi; {i} refakâtçi kadın; nedime

English - English

Definition of abigail in English English dictionary: A female given name, used since the 16th century, and currently quite popular; The wife of Nabal and later of David; A lady’s waiting-maid
It was therefore concluded that the Abigails should, by turns, relieve each other on one of his lordship’s horses, which was presently equipped with a side-saddle for that purpose.; First Evangelists Messiah; father (i e , "leader") of the dance, or "of joy " (1 ) The sister of David, and wife of Jether an Ishmaelite (1 Chr 2: 16,17) She was the mother of Amasa (2 Sam 17: 25); A Biblical female given name; (Ab"i*gail) n [The proper name used as an appellative ] A lady's waiting-maid Pepys; Adams Abigail Abigail Smith Foster Abigail Kelley Abigail Kelley Susan Abigail Tomalin; {i} female first name; A ladys waiting-maid; A lady's waiting-maid; {i} female servant, maid
Abigail Adams: orig. Abigail Smith born Nov. 22, 1744, Weymouth, Mass. died Oct. 28, 1818, Quincy, Mass., U.S. U.S. first lady. She was the daughter of a Congregational minister. Educated entirely at home, she became an avid reader of history. She married John Adams in 1764 and raised four children, including John Quincy Adams, in Quincy, Mass. In 1774 she began a prolific correspondence with her husband, who was attending the Continental Congress in Philadelphia; she described daily life and discussed public affairs during the American Revolution with wit and political acuity. She continued her letters to family and friends while in Europe (1784-88) and Washington, D.C. (1789-1801), during her husband's diplomatic and presidential careers. She was considered an influential adviser to him
Abigail Kelley Foster: orig. Abigail Kelley born Jan. 15, 1810, Pelham, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 14, 1887, Worcester, Mass. U.S. abolitionist. She became active in a branch of the Female Anti-Slavery Society in the 1830s, and in 1838 she helped William Lloyd Garrison organize the New England Non-Resistance Society. Her long career as a political lecturer brought her national fame and notoriety, in part because she addressed mixed audiences (of both men and women). In 1845 she married Stephen S. Foster (1809-81), a prominent abolitionist who joined her lecture tour. In the 1850s she added temperance and women's rights to her lecture topics