Middle English Dictionary Entry
servī̆te n.
Entry Info
| Forms | servī̆te n. |
| Etymology | L servitus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Slavery, servitude.
Associated quotations
- c1484(a1475) Caritate SSecr.(Tak 38)131/10 : He þat onprofytabyly bryngyth hys owne lawe in-to seruyte [Lambeth: seruage; L seruitutem] and puttyth or throwyth vndyr hys kyngdam and empyr is transgressour of weyis or menys of trwth.