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servitude
[ sur-vi-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈsɜr vɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun
slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
compulsory service or labor as a punishment for criminals: penal servitude.
Law. a right possessed by one person to use another's property.
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Origin of servitude
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin servitūdō, equivalent to servi-, combining form of servus “slave” + -tūdō,-tude
synonym study for servitude
1. See slavery.
Words nearby servitude
servile, servile work, serving, Servite, servitor, servitude, Servius Tullius, servlet, servo, servocontrol, servomechanism
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How to use servitude in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for servitude
servitude
/ (ˈsɜːvɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
the state or condition of a slave; bondage
the state or condition of being subjected to or dominated by a person or thingservitude to drink
law a burden attaching to an estate for the benefit of an adjoining estate or of some definite personSee also easement
short for penal servitude
Word Origin for servitude
C15: via Old French from Latin servitūdō, from servus a slave
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