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servitude definition

ser·vi·tude (sʉr′və to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)

noun

  1. the condition of a slave, serf, or the like; subjection to a master; slavery or bondage
  2. work imposed as punishment for crime
  3. Law the burden placed upon the property of a person by a specified right another has in its use

Etymology: ME < MFr < L servitudo < servus, slave: see serf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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