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servitude

[ sur-vi-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. slavery or bondage of any kind:

    political or intellectual servitude.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms:

  2. compulsory service or labor as a punishment for criminals:

    penal servitude.

  3. Law. a right possessed by one person to use another's property.


servitude

/ ˈ²õɜ˱¹ÉªËŒ³ÙÂá³ÜË»å /

noun

  1. the state or condition of a slave; bondage
  2. the state or condition of being subjected to or dominated by a person or thing

    servitude to drink

  3. law a burden attaching to an estate for the benefit of an adjoining estate or of some definite person See also easement
  4. short for penal servitude
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of servitude1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin ²õ±ð°ù±¹¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ, equivalent to servi-, combining form of servus “slave†+ -³ÙÅ«»åÅ, -tude
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of servitude1

C15: via Old French from Latin ²õ±ð°ù±¹¾±³ÙÅ«»åÅ, from servus a slave
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Synonym Study

See slavery.
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Example Sentences

It’s not just about servitude or oppression, it’s about actively defending the forces that will exploit you, abandon you and bury you.

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The state Constitution currently bans slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime.

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Such postmodern servitude liberates only those who “platform†it and profit from it with approval of our national marketer in chief, who hawks his own merchandise online: Bibles, steaks, meme-coins, phony university degrees.

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Proposition 6, the ballot measure that would have amended the California Constitution to prohibit involuntary servitude in prison, failed.

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Voters also disagreed with the state party’s endorsements on four other measures, including a failed initiative that sought to ban involuntary servitude in prisons.

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