servant
ser·vant
noun
2.
in a subordinate position
- “theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”
- “the state cannot be a servant of the church”
Origin
From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.
Phrases
- assigned servant
- body servant
- captain's servant
- civil servant
- covenanted servant
- domestic servant
- fellow servant
- indentured servant
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