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servidumbre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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).
  • retinue noun A group of assistants, guards, or followers accompanying an important person.
  • serfdom noun The condition of a serf: a form of bondage under feudalism in which a peasant was tied to a lord's estate, owed labour and dues, and could not leave without permission.
  • servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
  • thraldom noun A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

Senses

servidumbre is used for these senses in English:

  • 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).
  • retinue A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
  • 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.
  • thraldom (literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

easement — full definition

  1. 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).
  2. noun An element such as a baseboard, handrail, etc., that is curved instead of abruptly changing direction.
  3. noun Easing; relief; assistance; support.
  4. noun The act of relieving oneself: defecating or urinating.

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