servage

English

Etymology

From Middle English servage, from Old French servage; equivalent to serve + -age.

Pronunciation

Noun

servage (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Servitude, bondage.
  2. (obsolete) The devoted service of a lover.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French servage. By surface analysis, serf + -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛʁ.vaʒ/
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Noun

servage m (plural servages)

  1. servitude (the state of being a slave)
  2. serfage

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French servage; equivalent to serven + -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛrˈvaːd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈsɛrvad͡ʒ(ə)/

Noun

servage (uncountable)

  1. Servitude, bondage, subjugation.
  2. Marital or religious bondage or service.
  3. Homage, allegiance.
  4. (feudalism) A payment or service required by a liege.

Descendants

  • English: servage

References

Old French

Noun

servage oblique singular, m (oblique plural servages, nominative singular servages, nominative plural servage)

  1. vassaldom; servitude

Descendants

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