"servitor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜɹ.vɪ.təɹ/, /ˈsɜɹ.vɪ.tɔɹ/ Forms: servitors [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English servitour, borrowed from Latin servītor, from servīre (“to serve”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|servitour}} Middle English servitour, {{der|en|la|servītor}} Latin servītor Head templates: {{en-noun}} servitor (plural servitors)
  1. One who performs the duties of a servant.
    Sense id: en-servitor-en-noun-oxrgTNqT
  2. One who serves in an army; a soldier.
    Sense id: en-servitor-en-noun-WW8Mri3E
  3. (historical) An undergraduate who performed menial duties in exchange for financial support from his college, particularly at Oxford University. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-servitor-en-noun-5E9smpBC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 22 19 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 21 55 Disambiguation of People: 31 30 39

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