servientialadj.
/ˌsəːvɪˈɛnʃl/, U.S. /ˌsərviˈɛn(t)ʃ(ə)l/ rare.
Relating to or involving service.
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society > authority > subjection > service > [adjective]
ministrative1833
serviential1895
1895 F. Pollock & F. W. Maitland Hist. Eng. Law I. ii. i. 274 Socage is a tenure which is not spiritual, not military, not serviential.
1942 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 42 939/2 Perhaps this idea could be called the ‘serviential’ concept of administration.
2011 R. Oram Domination & Lordship vi. 218 The existence of an overarching royal authority was seen as implicit in the ministerial or serviential character of the title.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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