Feminine

servidão

  1. (feminine) serfdom
  2. (feminine) servitude

Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/seʁ.viˈdɐ̃w̃/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese servidom, from earlier servidõe, servidũe, inherited from Latin servitūdinem, derived ultimately from servus (“slave, servant”). Doublet of servitude, a borrowing from Latin. Compare Galician servidume and Spanish servidumbre.

Servidão

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