servitude

Meanings

• noun

  The state or condition of a person who is owned by a master and is required to obey him or her.

  - "The slaves were in a state of servitude to their masters."
  - "The serfs were bound by the land and lived in servitude to their lords."

• noun

  A legal obligation to pay rent or perform services in return for the use of land.

  - "The tenant was under a servitude to pay an annual rent in kind."
  - "The landlord imposed a servitude on the tenant requiring them to maintain the road."

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Rhymes

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obedience , subservience , dependence

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Variants

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servitude , servitudes

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Forms

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servitudes, servitude's, being in servitude

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Etymology

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From the Latin servitus, 'state of a slave, servile condition'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'servitude' is also used in law to refer to a legal obligation or burden.

2. In medieval Europe, a lord could impose a servitude on a tenant's land, requiring the tenant to perform certain services or pay rent in kind.

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Related Concepts

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1. Slavery: A system under which people are treated as property and are forced to work under the control of a master.

2. Feudalism: A social system based on land tenure in which vassals hold lands from a lord in exchange for military service and allegiance.

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Culture

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Servitude has been a significant theme in literature, particularly in works dealing with slavery and feudalism. In art, servitude has been depicted in various forms, from the master-slave relationship to the symbolic representation of servitude to a higher power. In music, there are numerous songs with the word 'servitude' in the title, often dealing with themes of oppression and freedom.

How to Memorize "servitude"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person in chains, forced to work for someone else without pay or freedom.

2. associate
   

   - Think of the word 'obedience' and remember that servitude is a state of being obligated to obey.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Slavery is servitude, and servitude is slavery'.

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