servient

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/ˈsɜː(ɹ)viənt/

adjective

subordinate

OriginLatin serviēns, servientis ← Proto-Italic *serwiō ← Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti →
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Meanings

adjectiveservient (comparative more servient, superlative most servient)

comparative more servient · superlative most servient

  1. obsoletelawsubordinate

    servient youth, and magisterial eld

    1757, John Dyer, The Fleece

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*serwos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*serweyéti
  4. Proto-Italic*serwijeti
  5. Proto-Italic*serwijit
  6. Proto-Italic*serwiō
  7. Latinserviō
  8. Latinserviēns, servientis
  9. Englishservient

Borrowed from Latin serviēns, servientis. Doublet of servant and sergeant.

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APA

servient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servient

MLA

“servient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servient. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “servient,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servient.

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