(a) Of the rank of servant or slave, subordinate, subject; also, appropriate to or characteristic of a servant or slave, lowly, mean; ~ bond, a social contract to be subject to a king; (b) ~ werk, work forbidden to be done on the Sabbath, laborious work, work done for personal gain; also fig.; also, a particular task or kind of work so forbidden; ~ labour, a particular task or kind of work forbidden; (c) ~ dred, the fear which a servant or slave has of his master, fear of punishment; a reverence for God born of a fear of divine wrath or punishment.