Definition Synonyms
Definition of servitude - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
slaverystate of being a slave or under control
- He lived in servitude for many years.
2.
land burdenTECH. legal burden on property for another's benefitTECH.
- The servitude required them to allow access to the road.
Expressions with servitude
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civil right ensuring no forced labor or slavery
The 13th Amendment ensures freedom from involuntary servitude.
legal right to use another's land for specific purpose
The land servitude allowed access to the beach.
imprisonment with compulsory hard labor as punishment
He was sentenced to ten years of penal servitude.
Origin of servitude
Latin, servitudo (slavery)
Terms with servitude included in their meaning
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slavery
state of being enslaved or in servitude
servitude
person forced to work for others, often with few rights
feudal condition
state of being a serf or under feudal servitude
figurative
bondage or servitude
servitude
male servant attending doors or serving food
servitude
female servant or personal attendant
servitude
state of readiness to comply with requests
servitude
serve someone in an overly submissive or eager way
liberation
free from obligation or servitude
servitude
female slave or servant
historical servitude
man bound in servitude without wages
historical servitude
female slave or serf
freedom
liberate from slavery or servitude
freedom
freed from slavery or servitude
servitude
young male servant in a household
not enslaved
born free, not in slavery or servitude
slavery
person in a state of servitude or bondage
servitude
the class of people who are serfs or slaves
freedom
release from slavery or servitude
history
release someone from slavery or servitude
freedom
freed from slavery or servitude
debt servitude
system of paying debt through forced labor
servitude
characteristic of someone in servitude or bondage
oppression
resembling conditions of slavery or servitude
Examples of servitude in a sentence
She escaped a life of servitude and found independence. The servitude allowed neighbors to use the pathway. They challenged the servitude in court.
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- French:servitude, droit de passage, ...
- German:Knechtschaft, Dienstbarkeit, ...
- Italian:servitù, onere legale, ...
- Spanish:servidumbre, carga, ...
- Portuguese:servidão, ônus, ...
- Chinese:奴役, 地役权, ...
- Japanese:奴隷状態, 地役権, ...
- Arabic:عبودية, حَقُّ ارْتِفاق, ...
- Hebrew:עַבְדוּת, שִׁעְבּוּד, ...
- Russian:рабство, сервитут, ...
- Ukrainian:рабство, сервітут, ...
- Hindi:दासता, सेवित्यूड, ...
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