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servitude

[sur-vi-tood, -tyood]

noun

  1. slavery or bondage of any kind.

    political or intellectual servitude.

    Synonyms: ,
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  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.



servitude

/ ˈɜːɪˌː /

noun

  1. the state or condition of a slave; bondage

  2. the state or condition of being subjected to or dominated by a person or thing

    servitude to drink

  3. law a burden attaching to an estate for the benefit of an adjoining estate or of some definite person See also easement

  4. short for penal servitude

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of servitude1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Late Latin ūō, equivalent to servi-, combining form of servus “slave” + -ūō, -tude
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of servitude1

C15: via Old French from Latin ūō, from servus a slave
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Synonym Study

See slavery.
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And more than the horror or the humility, or the primal fear of servitude to robot overlords, they remind me of when I was young.

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If we fail to acknowledge this, AI risks becoming a tool monopolized by a wealthy elite, precipitating an "AI-enhanced technofeudalism" that deepens global inequality and consigns most of humanity to servitude.

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It’s not just about servitude or oppression, it’s about actively defending the forces that will exploit you, abandon you and bury you.

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The state Constitution currently bans slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime.

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Such postmodern servitude liberates only those who “platform” it and profit from it with approval of our national marketer in chief, who hawks his own merchandise online: Bibles, steaks, meme-coins, phony university degrees.

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