/ ˈsɜːvɪtə(r); NAmE ˈsɜːrv-/ noun
( old use ) a male servant
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from late Latin , from servit- served, from the verb servire , from servus slave.
/ ˈsɜːvɪtə(r); NAmE ˈsɜːrv-/ noun
( old use ) a male servant
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from late Latin , from servit- served, from the verb servire , from servus slave.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005