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单词 servanthood
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servanthoodn.

Brit. /ˈsəːv(ə)nthʊd/, U.S. /ˈsərvəntˌ(h)ʊd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: servant n., -hood suffix.
Etymology: < servant n. + -hood suffix. Compare earlier servantship n.
Originally: †servants considered collectively (obsolete rare). In later use: the state, condition, or position of being a servant. Originally and now chiefly in Christian contexts; cf. servant n. 2.
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1644 Divinity & Philos. Dissected iii. 46 He could not abide the servanthood to till and dresse the garden of the Lord (which servanthood is the angelicall body or world, which is the servant of the Lord).
1861 Chambers's Jrnl. 21 Sept. 180/1 These silly girls like to come up to London, and think they have risen in servanthood above their cousins when they descend to the cellars of Tyburnia.
1897 Vogue 10 June 366/3 With so many fields open to poor girls in the present day, shops, hotels, clubs, et cetera, it is no wonder they rebel against servanthood, which to them means one long household drudgery.
1911 Green Bk. Album Nov. 994/2 Mary Boland advances from servanthood to secretaryship.
1991 S. Arterburn & J. Felton Toxic Faith iii. 65 He would do anything to help someone. It went well beyond servanthood; it was an illness.
2012 Church Times 1 June 10/1 The Queen's churchgoing..has been a steady reminder of her servanthood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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