SERVITUDE


Meaning of SERVITUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsər-və-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French servitute, from Latin servitudo slavery, from servus slave

Date: 15th century

1. : a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life

2. : a right by which something (as a piece of land) owned by one person is subject to a specified use or enjoyment by another

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.