servitude
The state of being a slaveThe state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
» Every certitude is a kind of servitude.
Всякая уверенность - своего рода рабство.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
Knechtschaft
ра́бствоrábstvo, нево́ляnevólja
(countable, uncountable)A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.
Dienstbarkeit
сервиту́тservitút
(countable, dated, uncountable)Service rendered in the army or navy.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Servants collectively.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The act of serving (food or drink, etc.); service.
- state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
Examples
7 sentencesEvery certitude is a kind of servitude.
ruВсякая уверенность - своего рода рабство.
He will equal the dog in servitude.
Indentured servitude is often contrasted with chattel slavery.
Indentured servitude and chattel slavery are two completely different things.
Every liberation bears within itself the danger of a new kind of servitude.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle French servitude, from Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus (“slave”). EquivalenFrom Middle French servitude, from Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus (“slave”). Equivalent to serve + -itude.
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Forms
plural: servitudes| Singular | servitude |
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Synonyms
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4 antonymsWord family
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