Servite

[sur-vahyt]

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.

Origin:
1540–50; < Medieval Latin Servītēs. See serve, -ite¹

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Servite is always a great word to know.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

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