ser ‧ vi ‧ tude /ˈsɜːvətjuːd, ˈsɜːvɪtjuːd $ ˈsɜːrvətuːd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] formal
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin servitudo , from servus ; ⇨ ↑ serve 1 ]
the condition of being a ↑ slave or being forced to obey someone else SYN slavery