domestic service

Scope Note

Prevalence and functional differentiation of household servants (e.g., cooks, butlers, chambermaids, gardeners, chauffeurs, governesses); status and activities of each; arrangements for room and board; wages; hiring and firing; master-servant relationships; etc.

Identifier

Broader Term

• 350 equipment and maintenance of buildings

Related Terms

• 466 labor relations
• 567 slavery
• 592 household