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Meaning of servus | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈsɛr.wʊs]

Definitions

  1. a slave
    declension-2, masculine
  2. a serf
    declension-2, masculine
  3. a servant
    declension-2, masculine
  4. Equivalent to 'Vassal': The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically)...

Equivalents

English Vassal

Examples

“Quem patrem, qui servos est?”

Father! What do you mean, when he’s a slave?

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

servus poenae sēsamāceus sesamoides sēsamoīdeus Sesamum sescentī

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