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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishservaunt, fromOld Frenchservant, from the present participle of the verbservir.Doublet ofsergeant andservient. Morphologicallyserve +‎-ant. Displaced nativeOld Englishþeġn.

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Noun

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servant (pluralservants)

  1. One who ishired to perform regularhousehold or other duties, and receivescompensation. As opposed to aslave.
    Synonym:domestic
    There are threeservants in the household, the butler and two maids.
    • 1837,James Fenimore Cooper,Gleanings in Europe: England:
      In the great houses,servants out of livery help to the differentplats,servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.
    • 1915,G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, inGossamer, New York, N.Y.:George H. Doran Company,→OCLC:
      As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. Myservant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  2. One whoserves another, providinghelp in some manner.
    She is quite the humbleservant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
  3. (religion) A person who dedicates themselves toGod.
  4. (obsolete) A professedlover.
  5. A person of low condition or spirit.

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Translations

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one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation
one who serves another, providing help in some manner
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Verb

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servant (third-person singular simple presentservants,present participleservanting,simple past and past participleservanted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) Tosubject.

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French

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Etymology

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FromMiddle French, fromOld Frenchservant, a substantivized present participle ofservir. Cf. also Latinserviens, and Frenchsergent.

Pronunciation

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Participle

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servant

  1. presentparticiple ofservir

Noun

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servant m (pluralservants,feminineservante)

  1. servant

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Latin

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Verb

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servant

  1. third-personpluralpresentactiveindicative ofservō

Middle English

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Noun

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servant

  1. alternative form ofservaunt

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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servant m (definite singularservanten,indefinite pluralservanter,definite pluralservantene)

  1. awashbasin
  2. asink

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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servant m (definite singularservanten,indefinite pluralservantar,definite pluralservantane)

  1. awashbasin
  2. asink

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Old French

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Verb

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servant

  1. presentparticiple ofservir

Adjective

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servant m (oblique and nominative feminine singularservantorservante)

  1. thatserves; that fulfils a role

Noun

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servantoblique singularm (oblique pluralservanzorservantz,nominative singularservanzorservantz,nominative pluralservant)

  1. servant(one who serves)

Descendants

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