Etymology of the English word hierodule
the English word hierodule
derived from the Late Latin word hierodule
derived from the Greek word hierodoulos, ἱερόδουλος
using the Greek prefix hiero-
derived from the Greek word hieron, ἱερόν (a sacred place; the entire precincts of the Temple (at Jerusalem or elsewhere))
derived from the Byzantine Greek word doulos, δοῦλος (a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency))