Definition of 'servitude'
1. uncountable noun
Servitude is the condition of being enslaved or of being completely under the control of someone else.
2. See also penal servitude
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servitude in British English
noun
2.
the state or condition of being subjected to or dominated by a person or thing
servitude to drink
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C15: via Old French from Latin servitūdō, from servus a slave
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servitude in American English
noun
SYNONYMY NOTE: servitude refers to compulsory labor or service for another, often, specif., such labor imposed
as punishment for crime; slavery implies absolute subjection to another person who owns and completely controls one; bondage originally referred to the condition of a serf bound to his master's land, but now
implies any condition of subjugation or captivity1.
2.
3. Law
the burden placed upon the property of a person by a specified right another has
in its use
OPPOSITES: freedom, liberty
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servitude in American English
(ˈsɜːrvɪˌtuːd, -ˌtjuːd)
noun
SYNONYMS 1. serfdom, thralldom. See slavery.ANTONYMS 1. liberty.Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019
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[1425–75; late ME ‹ LL servitūdō, equiv. to servi-, comb. form of servus slave + -tūdō, -tude]Examples of 'servitude' in a sentence
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