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Servile

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(1):

(a.) Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter.

(2):

(a.) Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved.

(3):

(n.) An element which forms no part of the original root; - opposed to radical.

(4):

(a.) Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience.

(5):

(a.) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Servile'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/servile.html. 1828.
 
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