- servant
- obsolete Americana slaveAn antebellum usage in the Southern states.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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servant — [ sɛrvɑ̃ ] adj. m. et n. m. • v. 1120; de servir 1 ♦ Vx (sauf en loc.) Relig. Frères servants : frères convers employés aux modestes besognes. Cavalier, chevalier servant. ♢ Dr. Assujetti à une servitude. Fonds servant (opposé à dominant) . 2 ♦ N … Encyclopédie Universelle
servant — ser·vant n: a person who serves others: as a: an individual who performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer b: a person in the employ and subject to the direction or control of an individual or company see also… … Law dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
servant — SERVÁNT, servanţi, s.m. 1. Soldat care deserveşte o gură de foc sau un alt mijloc de luptă. 2. (Rar) Om de serviciu cu atribuţii speciale în anumite instituţii. – Din fr. servant. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 servánt s. m., pl.… … Dicționar Român
Servant — oder The Servant ist der Name von: einer französischen Gemeinde im Département Puy de Dôme, siehe Servant (Puy de Dôme) einer Rebsorte, siehe Servant (Rebsorte) eines Films von Joseph Losey aus dem Jahre 1968, siehe The Servant (Film). einer Band … Deutsch Wikipedia
servant — Servant. adj. m. Il n est guere en usage qu en ces phrases lorsque l on parle de l Ordre de Malthe. Gentilhomme servant. frere servant. Chevalier servant … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
servant — early 13c., from O.Fr., noun use of servant serving, waiting, prp. of servir to attend, wait upon (see SERVE (Cf. serve)). Meaning professed lover, one devoted to the service of a lady is from mid 14c. In N.American colonies and U.S., the usual… … Etymology dictionary
servant — [sʉr′vənt] n. [ME < OFr < prp. of servir < L servire, to SERVE] 1. a person employed to perform services, esp. household duties, for another 2. a person employed by a government: cf. PUBLIC SERVANT, CIVIL SERVANT 3. a person devoted to… … English World dictionary
Servant — País … Wikipedia Español
Servant — Fréquent en Poitou Charentes, correspond normalement à l ancien français servant (= serviteur). On peut cependant penser parfois à un prénom, variante de Servan (voir ce nom). Il en est de même avec la forme Servans (15) … Noms de famille
servant — ► NOUN 1) a person employed to perform domestic duties in a household or as a personal attendant. 2) a person regarded as providing support or service for an organization or person: a government servant. ORIGIN Old French, person serving , from… … English terms dictionary
