servitude
/ˈsəːvɪtjuːd
/noun [mass noun]
1The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful: you’ve got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for...
- Her status as slave condemns her to a life of servitude, with little or no control over her future.
- A freed slave could be returned to servitude for helping a slave escape or for striking a white.
- Many of the slaves are seen as passive, enjoying their servitude with a crude, animalistic joy.
Synonyms
slavery, enslavement, bondage, subjugation, subjection, domination
literary thraldom
historical serfdom, vassalage
2 Law, archaic The subjection of property to an easement.Land includes buildings and other structures, land covered with water, and any estate, interest, easement, servitude in or over land....
- Baronial jurisdiction was abolished, as was personal servitude, but dues and services attached to land tenure remained unless they were redeemed.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin servitudo, from servus 'slave'.
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