Middle English Dictionary Entry

serving(e ger.
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1.
(a) Serving God or a pagan deity; performing rites, worshipping; a kind of service performed for God; ~ the quer, performing the duties associated with the choir of a church; parishe ~, the obligation of parishioners to attend and support the local parish church; (b) feudal allegiance, homage; (c) the manner of serving at table; ~ bord, a table used for serving food; ~ cloth, a cloth used in serving at table; (d) the tending of plants; (e) making legal delivery.