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Servitude

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ser⋅vi⋅tude

  [sur-vi-tood, -tyood]
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–noun
1. slavery or bondage of any kind: political or intellectual servitude.
2. compulsory service or labor as a punishment for criminals: penal servitude.
3. Law. a right possessed by one person to use another's property.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < LL servitūdō, equiv. to servi-, comb. form of servus slave + -tūdō, -tude

Synonyms:
1. serfdom, thralldom. See slavery.

Antonyms:
1. liberty.
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ser·vi·tude   (sûr'vĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')   
n.  

    1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.

    2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.

  2. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime: penal servitude in labor camps.

  3. Law A right that grants use of another's property.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus, slave.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

servitude 
1471, "condition of being enslaved," from M.Fr. servitude, from L.L. servitudo "slavery," from L. servus "a slave" (see serve).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: ser·vi·tude
Pronunciation: 's&r-v&-"tüd, -"tyüd
Function: noun
1 : a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life; specifically : the state of being a slave servitude> —see also Amendment XIII and Amendment XV to the CONSTITUTION in the back matter
2 : a right by which property owned by one person is subject to a specified use or enjoyment of another —used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana —see also dominant estate and servient estate at ESTATE 4 —compare EASEMENT
apparent servitude
: a predial servitude whose existence is perceivable by exterior signs or works (as an aqueduct or road) on the property
legal servitude
: a predial servitude that is created by a limitation under the law on the use of the property
natural servitude
: a predial servitude that arises from the situation of the estates (as from one being situated downhill from another)
personal servitude
: a servitude that burdens property in favor of a specific named person —see also RIGHT OF USE, USUFRUCT
predial servitude
: a servitude that burdens one item of immovable property (as a tract of land) in favor of another
NOTE: A predial servitude is transferred along with the ownership of the dominant estate, and the servient estate is always taken subject to the servitude. A predial servitude cannot be transferred separately from the dominant estate.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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