servitude
noun/ˈsɜːvɪtjuːd/
/ˈsɜːrvɪtuːd/
[uncountable] (formal)- the condition of being a slave or being forced to obey another person synonym slavery
- a life of poverty and servitude
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin servitudo, from servus ‘slave’.Want to learn more?
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