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# servitude

noun (servitude)

«servitude» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Servitude is the state of being forced to work for someone else and having no freedom, like a slave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servitude/#m1)

### In the lessons

a person or animal under a master's rule, with no choice; in tales, a sign of being owned or made to serve

### Examples

- The people lived in servitude to the cruel king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servitude/#x1)
- The heifer walked free, with no marks of servitude on her neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servitude/#x2)
- Better servitude with safety than freedom with danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servitude/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In the Sefer Yetzirah it is the opposite of power, one of the seven pairs of opposites that the Double letters stand for. In the primary lessons: a person or animal under a master's rule, with no choice; in tales, a sign of being owned or made to serve

### Examples

- They are called Double, because each letter presents a contrast or permutation; thus Life and Death; Peace and War (Evil); Wisdom and Folly; Riches and Poverty; Grace and Indignation; Fertility and Solitude (Desolation); Power and Servitude. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/servitude/#x1)
- Judah is gone into exile because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwelleth among the nations, she findeth no rest; all her pursuers overtook her within the straits. (Writings LAM.1.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/servitude/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «servitude» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/servitude/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«servitude» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/servitude.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «servitude» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/servitude/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«servitude» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/servitude.html) on Mova free.