[ 'sə:vʌɪt ]
■ noun a friar or nun of the Catholic religious order of the Servants of Blessed Mary.
Origin
from med. L. Servitae (plural), from L., from Servi Beatae Mariae , the formal title of the order.
[ 'sə:vʌɪt ]
■ noun a friar or nun of the Catholic religious order of the Servants of Blessed Mary.
Origin
from med. L. Servitae (plural), from L., from Servi Beatae Mariae , the formal title of the order.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004