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servī̆s(e
n.
Additional spellings:
servise
423 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) A state of being bound to undertake tasks for someone or at someone's direction; employment, employ;
servis of
, a state of service to (sb.);
his (youre) servis
, a state of service to him (you);
in
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