Obs. rare. [a. ON. ambótt, ambátt, a bondwoman, handmaid; cogn. w. Goth. andbahts, OHG. ampaht, OE. ambeht servant, attendant; L. ambactus: see under AMBASSADE.] A handmaid, bondwoman.
c. 1200. Ormin, 2329. Icc amm ammbohht all bun To follȝhenn Godess wille. Ibid., 2527. Ȝho seȝȝde þat ȝho wass Ammboht Drihhtin to þeowwtenn.
