servant
nomverbecourant dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈsɜːvənt//
- États-Unis//ˈsɝvənt//
- États-Unis/[ˈsɝvn̩ʔ]/
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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- 1
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.
As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
- 2
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
- 3
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
- 4
obsolèteA professed lover.
- 5
A person of low condition or spirit.
Étymologie
From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.
verbe
- 1
obsolèteTo subject.
Wife, Mother, Child, I know not. My affaires Are Seruanted to others[…]
Formes
- pluriel
- servants
- passé
- servanted
- participe passé
- servanted
- participe présent
- servanting
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- servants
servant · One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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