See servise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Loyalty or allegiance:",
"Feudal homage or allegiance; vassalage."
],
"links": [
[
"Loyalty",
"loyalty"
],
[
"allegiance",
"allegiance"
],
[
"homage",
"homage"
],
[
"vassalage",
"vassalage"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A particular function or task:",
"Payment for service; wages."
],
"links": [
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"task",
"task"
],
[
"service",
"service"
],
[
"wages",
"wages"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A particular function or task:",
"A religious service or the directions for one."
],
"links": [
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"task",
"task"
],
[
"service",
"service"
],
[
"directions",
"directions"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A particular function or task:",
"The provision of food at the table."
],
"links": [
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"task",
"task"
],
[
"provision",
"provision"
],
[
"food",
"food"
],
[
"table",
"table"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses",
"enm:Law"
],
"glosses": [
"A particular function or task:",
"The delivery of summons."
],
"links": [
[
"function",
"function"
],
[
"task",
"task"
],
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
[
"summon",
"summon"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"A particular function or task:",
"(law, rare) The delivery of summons."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"uncountable"
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Help; that which assists or grants advantage."
],
"links": [
[
"Help",
"help"
],
[
"assists",
"assists"
],
[
"advantage",
"advantage"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Servitude, bondage, or subjugation."
],
"links": [
[
"Servitude",
"servitude"
],
[
"bondage",
"bondage"
],
[
"subjugation",
"subjugation"
]
],
"tags": [
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Middle English terms with rare senses"
],
"glosses": [
"A servant or attendant."
],
"links": [
[
"servant",
"servant"
],
[
"attendant",
"attendant"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) A servant or attendant."
],
"tags": [
"rare",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɛrˈviːs(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈsɛrvis(ə)/"
},
{
"ipa": "/-z(ə)/"
}
],
"word": "servise"
}
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