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servitur (1120-40)

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The form sarviteur is a cross reference to the following entry:

servitur (1120-40)

sarviteur; serviteur, servitor, servitour, servitoure

FEW: servitor 11,547a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: serviteur 10,669c TL: servitor 9,576 DEAF: servitor DMF: serviteur TLF: serviteur OED: servitor n. MED: servitour n. DMLBS: servitor 3054a

1 status occupation attendant, domestic servant:

( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiⁱⁿ ) Les dames manjoent aillurs, N’i aveit ke lur serviturs Rom de Rou wace ii 548.10458

( 1397 ) et aussi paient a mes servitoures les regartz par moy ordenez Test Ebor i 226

♦ theol. (of God, the Devil, etc.) servant, attendant, follower:

( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 ) la maisun Deu [...]; nus clerc, qui en sumes ministre e servitur, En devrium adés estre defendeur Becket¹ 5483

( 1214; MS: 1214-16 ) Gregoires li Deu servitour S Greg 1873

2 status occupation person who serves food at the table:

( c.1170; MS: s.xiii^ex ) El veit les servitors – venu sunt e alez – Cum portent ces hanaps e ces veissaus dorez Horn 1009

( c.1241; MS: s.xiii² ) (the marshal) a chescun mes apele les serviturs de aler a la quisine HENLEY² 404.xxiv

3 eccl. liturgical sacristan, altar server:

( MS: 1120-40 ) Deus fist l’imagine pur sue amur parler Al servitor ki serveit a l’alter S Alexis¹ 169

4 law occupation bailiff, officer of the peace (of a town, lord, bishop, etc.):

( MS: s.xv ) frank eleccion de tous leurs officiers et sarviteurs et bailliefes YMB ii 259

5 law one who serves (a bill):

( 1401 ) Et auxint soit ordeiné, qe nul servitour des billes qe portent bastons de mesme la court, preigne [...] .j. d. Rot Parl¹ iii 469

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