servant

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Дублети of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve +‎ -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.

Pronunciation

Noun

servant (plural servants)

  1. One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
    There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
  2. One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
    She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
  3. (religion) A person who dedicates themselves to God.
  4. (obsolete) A professed lover.
  5. A person of low condition or spirit.

Derived terms

Translations

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Verb

servant

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To subject.

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French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French servant, a substantivized present participle of servir. Cf. also Latin serviens, and French sergent.

Pronunciation

Participle

servant

  1. презента партиципа of servir

Noun

servant m (plural servants, feminine servante)

  1. servant

Derived terms

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Further reading

Anagrams


Latin

Verb

servant

  1. треће лице множине презента актива индикатива of servō

Middle English

Noun

servant

  1. Alternative form of servaunt

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

servant m (definite singular servanten, indefinite plural servanter, definite plural servantene)

  1. a washbasin
  2. a sink

Synonyms


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

servant m (definite singular servanten, indefinite plural servantar, definite plural servantane)

  1. a washbasin
  2. a sink

Synonyms


Old French

Verb

servant

  1. презента партиципа of servir

Adjective

servant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular servant or servante)

  1. that serves; that fulfils a role

Noun

servant m (oblique plural servanz or servantz, nominative singular servanz or servantz, nominative plural servant)

  1. servant (one who serves)

Descendants

  • Француски: servant
  • Middle English: servaunt