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词汇 servitor
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Definition of servitor in English:

servitor

nounˈsəːvɪtə
archaic
  • 1A person who serves or attends on a social superior.

    〈古〉仆人,随从

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the few Russian words to have entered the vocabulary of other languages, dacha originally meant a parcel of land given by the tsar to his aristocratic servitors.
    • They saw themselves as the first servitors of the king, expected to manage local affairs in his name and share his prestige.
    • He has no illusions about the atmosphere of terror and suspicion that pervaded even the elite and rendered all of its servitors vulnerable to unjustified and sudden persecution.
    Synonyms
    attendant, retainer
    1. 1.1historical An Oxford undergraduate performing menial duties in exchange for assistance from college funds.
      〈史〉(靠干仆人的工作以获得助学金的)牛津大学工读生
      Synonyms
      servant, domestic servant, domestic, drudge, maid of all work

Derivatives

  • servitorship

  • noun

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin, from servit- 'served', from the verb servire (see serve).

Definition of servitor in US English:

servitor

noun
archaic
  • 1A person who serves or attends on a social superior.

    〈古〉仆人,随从

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One of the few Russian words to have entered the vocabulary of other languages, dacha originally meant a parcel of land given by the tsar to his aristocratic servitors.
    • They saw themselves as the first servitors of the king, expected to manage local affairs in his name and share his prestige.
    • He has no illusions about the atmosphere of terror and suspicion that pervaded even the elite and rendered all of its servitors vulnerable to unjustified and sudden persecution.
    Synonyms
    attendant, retainer
    1. 1.1historical An Oxford University undergraduate performing menial duties in exchange for assistance from college funds.
      〈史〉(靠干仆人的工作以获得助学金的)牛津大学工读生
      Synonyms
      servant, domestic servant, domestic, drudge, maid of all work

Origin

Middle English: via Old French from late Latin, from servit- ‘served’, from the verb servire (see serve).

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