servitude — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bondage noun The state of being enslaved, or forced servitude with no freedom.
- easement noun An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
- servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
- thrall noun A person held as a slave or in servitude, under the total control of another.
Senses
servitude is used for these senses in English:
- bondage The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
- easement (law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
- right of way (countable) A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways.
- servitude The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
- servitude (legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.
- thrall (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.
bondage — full definition
- noun The state of being enslaved, or forced servitude with no freedom.
- noun The practice of tying or restraining someone, typically for sexual pleasure.
easement — full definition
- noun An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).
- noun An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.
- noun Easing; relief; assistance; support.
- noun The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.