servitur (1120-40)
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servitur (1120-40)

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[gdw]

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

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1 status occupation attendant, domestic servant: 
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  Les dames manjoent aillurs, N’i aveit ke lur serviturs  ii 548.10458
( 1397 )  et aussi paient a mes servitoures les regartz par moy ordenez  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  5483
( 1214; MS: 1214-16 )  Gregoires li Deu servitour  1873
2 status occupation person who serves food at the table: 
( c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex )  El veit les servitors – venu sunt e alez – Cum portent ces hanaps e ces veissaus dorez  1009
( c.1241; MS: s.xiii2 )  the marshal a chescun mes apele les serviturs de aler a la quisine  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  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  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.  iii 469
serf#1  servage  servager  servant#1  servante#1  servantie  serve#1  serviable  servil  serviour  servir  servisable  servisant  servise#1  servitia  servitute 
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