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servitude

noun
/ˈsɜːvɪtʃuːd/UK/ˈsərvəˌt(j)ud/US

Etymology

From Middle French servitude, from Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus (“slave”). Equivalent to serve + -itude.

  1. derived from servus
  2. derived from servitūdō
  3. borrowed from servitude

Definitions

  1. The state of being a slave

    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.

    • Balfour, who had sought refuge in Argentina, was extradited, and sentenced to a long term of penal servitude at Parkhurst Prison in the Isle of Wight.

  2. A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior…

    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.

  3. Service rendered in the army or navy.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Servants collectively.

    2. The act of serving (food or drink, etc.)

      The act of serving (food or drink, etc.); service.

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Derived

ritual servitude, semiservitude, servitudinal, subservitude

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at servitude. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at servitude. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at servitude

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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