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Definition of servitor in English: servitornounˈsəːvɪtə archaic 1A person who serves or attends on a social superior. Example sentencesExamples - One of the few Russian words to have entered the vocabulary of other languages, dacha originally meant a parcel of land given by the tsar to his aristocratic servitors.
- They saw themselves as the first servitors of the king, expected to manage local affairs in his name and share his prestige.
- He has no illusions about the atmosphere of terror and suspicion that pervaded even the elite and rendered all of its servitors vulnerable to unjustified and sudden persecution.
- 1.1historical An Oxford undergraduate performing menial duties in exchange for assistance from college funds.
Synonyms servant, domestic servant, domestic, drudge, maid of all work
Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin, from servit- 'served', from the verb servire (see serve). Definition of servitor in US English: servitornoun archaic 1A person who serves or attends on a social superior. Example sentencesExamples - One of the few Russian words to have entered the vocabulary of other languages, dacha originally meant a parcel of land given by the tsar to his aristocratic servitors.
- They saw themselves as the first servitors of the king, expected to manage local affairs in his name and share his prestige.
- He has no illusions about the atmosphere of terror and suspicion that pervaded even the elite and rendered all of its servitors vulnerable to unjustified and sudden persecution.
- 1.1historical An Oxford University undergraduate performing menial duties in exchange for assistance from college funds.
Synonyms servant, domestic servant, domestic, drudge, maid of all work
Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin, from servit- ‘served’, from the verb servire (see serve). |