Siobhan Finneran as Sarah OâBrien, and Clare Cartwright in Happy Valley. Siobhan Finneran portrayed Sarah OâBrien, ladyâs maid to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern), in seasons one through three. OâBrien embraced her role as a career woman, but wasnât always keen to serve her employers. Finneran signed up for three series, and when she was done, she was done.
adjective. The definition of pejorative is having a negative or belittling effect. An example of pejorative is a cruel statement about a student's schoolwork that causes him to produce even lower quality schoolwork.
In the mouth of an antisemite the word âJewâ is pejorative. But the word itself is not intrinsically pejorative. The original meaning of the word âPaganâ as a religious designation is quite clear: someone who rejects Christianity in favor of the ancient religious traditions that preceded Christianity.