servitude

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
2. (countable, uncountable) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.
3. (countable, dated, uncountable) Service rendered in the army or navy.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Servants collectively.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The act of serving (food or drink, etc.); service.

Sinonieme

slavery

bondage

service

serfdom

servility

easement

enslavement

captivity

thraldom

thralldom

work

yoke

helotry

male slave

bonded labour

office of a servant

bonded labor

bonded labor

business

bonded labour

confinement

dependence

devotion

job

bondman

subjection

subjugation

Vertalings

servitude

servidumbre

servage

servitù

lijfeigenschap

servidão

esclavitud

herendienst

δουλεία

servitud

Sklaverei

ligatio

joug

σκλαβιά

servitus

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɜːvɪtʃuːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French servitude, from Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus (“slave”). Equivalent to serve + -itude.