subservantn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌsəːv(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌsərvənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, servant n.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + servant n.

Now rare.

An inferior servant, an under-servant.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > subordinate

under-servant1548

subservant1652

tag1857

1652 Mercurius Democritus No. 33 260 We shall continue your Worships sub-servants at your Pleasures.

1661 K. W. Confused Characters 82 A poor Apothicaries subservant, whose work is to look to the Stills and sweep the shop.

1694 Govt. of Thoughts viii. 32 This Affection is an Excellent Subservant to the Mind.

a1752 R. Erskine Serm. (1764) I. x. 199/1 All other sins are but the brats of Self: they are but sub-servants, under-servants to this great lord of self-love.

1861 L. A. Holdich in Ladies' Repository Dec. 741/1 They had been playing hide-and-seek with two little colored girls, sub-servants to Aunt Hester in the nursery.

1884 P. Devine Auxilium Prædicatorum I. 288 Fidelity comes from the two-fold relation they officially have towards their master and towards their sub-servants.

1913 Harper's Mag. June 18 The dignitary in question knew his sub-servants by number rather than name.

1999 European Jrnl. Work & Organizational Psychol. Mar. 5 The relations that..develop between the leader and the follower..cannot just be captured in the traditional stereotypes of a victim, a willing subservant, or a smart manipulator.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subservant
释义	subservantn. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌsəːv(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌsərvənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, servant n. Etymology: < sub- prefix + servant n. Now rare. An inferior servant, an under-servant. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [noun] > subordinate under-servant1548 subservant1652 tag1857 1652 Mercurius Democritus No. 33 260 We shall continue your Worships sub-servants at your Pleasures. 1661 K. W. Confused Characters 82 A poor Apothicaries subservant, whose work is to look to the Stills and sweep the shop. 1694 Govt. of Thoughts viii. 32 This Affection is an Excellent Subservant to the Mind. a1752 R. Erskine Serm. (1764) I. x. 199/1 All other sins are but the brats of Self: they are but sub-servants, under-servants to this great lord of self-love. 1861 L. A. Holdich in Ladies' Repository Dec. 741/1 They had been playing hide-and-seek with two little colored girls, sub-servants to Aunt Hester in the nursery. 1884 P. Devine Auxilium Prædicatorum I. 288 Fidelity comes from the two-fold relation they officially have towards their master and towards their sub-servants. 1913 Harper's Mag. June 18 The dignitary in question knew his sub-servants by number rather than name. 1999 European Jrnl. Work & Organizational Psychol. Mar. 5 The relations that..develop between the leader and the follower..cannot just be captured in the traditional stereotypes of a victim, a willing subservant, or a smart manipulator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652
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