servant
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[edit] English
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- servaunt (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Old French servant
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[edit] Noun
servant (plural servants)
- 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.
- 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.
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[edit] Translations
one who serves another, providing help in some manner
one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation
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Most common English words before 1923: prove · engaged · America · #993: servant · doctor · Michael · fee
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[edit] French
[edit] Verb
servant
- Present participle of servir.
[edit] Noun
servant m. (plural servants; feminine servante, plural servantes)
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
servant
- third-person plural present active indicative of servō
[edit] Middle English
[edit] Etymology
Old French servant, originally the present participle of servir
[edit] Noun
servant (plural servants)