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Meaning of 'servitude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Servitude [ n.]
- The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence.
- Servants, collectively.
- A right whereby one thing is subject to another thing or person for use or convenience, contrary to the common right.

Meaning of 'servitude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . servitude [ n]
Meaning (1):
- state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
Example in sentence:
  • penal servitude

Nearby Words:

seraglio serai seralbumen serang serape seraph seraphic seraphical seraphicism seraphim

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