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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Servant \Serv"ant\, v. t.
     To subject. [Obs.] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Servant \Serv"ant\, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a &
     p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See Serve, and cf.
     Sergeant.]
     1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on
        compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial
        offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his
        command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the
        benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate
        helper. ``A yearly hired servant.'' --Lev. xxv. 53.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Men in office have begun to think themselves mere
              agents and servants of the appointing power, and not
              agents of the government or the country. --D.
                                                    Webster.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and
           other agents, are servants for the time they are
           employed in such character, as they act in
           subordination to others. So any person may be legally
           the servant of another, in whose business, and under
           whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for
           the time being. --Chitty.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One in a state of subjection or bondage.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. --Deut. v.
                                                    15.
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     3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs.]
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              In my time a servant was I one.       --Chaucer.
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     Servant of servants, one debased to the lowest condition of
        servitude.
  
     Your humble servant, or Your obedient servant, phrases of
        civility formerly often used in closing a letter, now
        archaic; -- at one time such phrases were exaggerated to
        include Your most humble, most obedient servant.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Our betters tell us they are our humble servants,
              but understand us to be their slaves. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Servant \Serv"ant\, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a &
     p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See Serve, and cf.
     Sergeant.]
     1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on
        compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial
        offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his
        command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the
        benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate
        helper. ``A yearly hired servant.'' --Lev. xxv. 53.
  
              Men in office have begun to think themselves mere
              agents and servants of the appointing power, and not
              agents of the government or the country. --D.
                                                    Webster.
  
     Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and
           other agents, are servants for the time they are
           employed in such character, as they act in
           subordination to others. So any person may be legally
           the servant of another, in whose business, and under
           whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for
           the time being. --Chitty.
  
     2. One in a state of subjection or bondage.
  
              Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. --Deut. v.
                                                    15.
  
     3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs.]
  
              In my time a servant was I one.       --Chaucer.
  
     Servant of servants, one debased to the lowest condition of
        servitude.
  
     Your humble servant, or Your obedient servant, phrases of
        civility often used in closing a letter.
  
              Our betters tell us they are our humble servants,
              but understand us to be their slaves. --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Servant \Serv"ant\, v. t.
     To subject. [Obs.] --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  servant
       n 1: a person working in the service of another (especially in
            the household) [syn: retainer]
       2: in a subordinate position; "theology should be the
          handmaiden of ethics"; "the state cannot be a servant of
          the church" [syn: handmaid, handmaiden]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la servō  3 p pres actv indc)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm servaunt)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a washbasin
     2 a sink
     Old French a.
     that serve#Verb; that fulfils a role
     Old French n.
     (l en servant) (gloss: one who serves)
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro servir)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     n.
     1 One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and
  receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
     2 One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
     3 (lb en religion) A person who dedicates themselves to God.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A professed lover.
     5 A person of low condition or spirit.
     vb.
     (lb en obsolete transitive) To subject.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la servō  3 p pres actv indc)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm servaunt)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a washbasin
     2 a sink
     Old French a.
     that serve#Verb; that fulfils a role
     Old French n.
     (l en servant) (gloss: one who serves)
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro servir)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la servō  3 p pres actv indc)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm servaunt)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 a washbasin
     2 a sink
     Old French a.
     that serve#Verb; that fulfils a role
     Old French n.
     (l en servant) (gloss: one who serves)
     Old French vb.
     (present participle of fro servir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     Englanti n.
     palvelija

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  servant
     Engelska n.
     tjänare

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  servant /sˈɜːvənt/
  bediende

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Servant /sˈɜːvənt/
  الخادم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  servant //ˈsɜːvənt// //ˈsɝvənt// /[ˈsɝvn̩ʔ]/ 
  прислу́жник, прислу́жница, слуга́, служи́тел, служи́телка
  one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation