Servage
Serv″age (?), n. [Cf. F. servage.] Serfage; slavery; servitude. Chaucer.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Serval
Ser″val (?), n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zoöl.) An African wild cat (Felis serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with bla...
Servaline
Ser″val‐ine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Related to, or resembling, the serval.
Servant
Serv″ant (?), n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See Serve, and cf. Sergeant.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or...
Servant (2)
Serv″ant, v. t. To subject. Shak.
Servantess
Serv″ant‐ess, n. A maidservant. Wyclif.
Servantry
Serv″ant‐ry (?), n. A body of servants; servants, collectively.
Serve
Serve (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Served (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Serving.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, ...
Serve (2)
Serve (?), v. i. 1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or other business for another; to be in subjection or bondage; to render menial service.The Lord shall gi...
Server
Serv″er (?), n. 1. One who serves.2. A tray for dishes; a salver. Randolph.
Servian
Ser″vi‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Servia, a kingdom of Southern Europe. — n. A native or inhabitant of Servia.
Service
{ Serv″ice (?), n., orServ″ice (?) }. [Properly, the tree which bears serve, OE. serves, pl., service berries, AS. syrfe service tree; akin to L. sorbus.] (Bot.) A name given to...
Service (3)
Serv″ice, n. [OE. servise, OF. servise, service, F. service, from L. servitium. See Serve.] 1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the ...
Service cap
{ Serv″ice caporhat }. (Mil.) A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn. In the United States army the service cap is ...
Service uniform
Service uniform. (Mil. & Nav.) The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the United States army it is o...
Serviceable
Serv″ice‐a‐ble (?), a. 1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage, or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end use; beneficial; advantageous. “Servic...
Serviceage
Serv″ice‐age (?), n. Servitude. Fairfax.
Servient
Serv″i‐ent (?), a. [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See Serve.] Subordinate. Dyer.Servient tenementorestate(Law), that on which the burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. ...
Serviette
‖Ser′viette″ (?), n. A table napkin.
Servile
Serv″ile (?), a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or slave: cf. F. servile. See Serve.] 1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding fr...
Servile (2)
Serv″ile, n.(Gram.) An element which forms no part of the original root; — opposed to radical.
Servilely
Serv″ile‐ly, adv. In a servile manner; slavishly.
Servileness
Serv″ile‐ness, n. Quality of being servile; servility.
Servility
Ser‐vil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. servilité.] The quality or state of being servile; servileness.To be a queen in bondage is more vileThan is a slave in base servility. Shak.
Serving
Serv″ing, a. & n. from Serve.Serving board(Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving ropes. — Serving maid, a female servant; a maidservant. — Serving mallet(Naut.), a wooden...
Servite
Serv″ite (?), n. [It. servita.] (R.C.Ch.) One of the order of the Religious Servants of the Holy Virgin, founded in Florence in 1223.
Servitor
Serv″i‐tor (?), n. [L., fr. servire to serve: cf. F. serviteur.] 1. One who serves; a servant; an attendant; one who acts under another; a follower or adherent.Your trusty and m...