"eyeservant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eyeservants [plural]
Etymology: From eye + servant. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|eye|servant}} eye + servant Head templates: {{en-noun}} eyeservant (plural eyeservants)
  1. (archaic) A servant who can only be relied upon to perform duties while watched. Tags: archaic Synonyms: eye-server Translations (one who can only be relied upon while watched): øyenskalk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), øyentjener [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skrymtare [common-gender] (Swedish), ögontjänare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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