servitude

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Synonyms: serviture, servitute, certitude, serenitude, parvitude, servite, segnitude, servitudes, servitus, hermitude

Antonyms: serviture, servitute, certitude, serenitude, parvitude, servite, segnitude, servitudes, servitus, hermitude

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Noun

1. The state of being a [[slave]]; [[slavery]]; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} A qualified beneficial [[interest]] severed or fragmented from the [[ownership]] of an inferior [[property]] and attached to a superior property or to some [[person]] other than the [[owner]]; the most common form is an [[easement]].
3. {{lb|en|dated}} [[service|Service]] rendered in the [[army]] or [[navy]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[servant|Servants]] collectively.
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} The act of serving (food or drink, etc.); [[service]].

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