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• servant — ser·vant n: a person who serves others: as a: an individual who performs duties about the person or home of a master or personal employer b: a person in the employ and subject to the direction or control of an individual or company see also… …   Law dictionary

• Servant — Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Servant of servants — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Servant — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Servant >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 subject subject liegeman Sgm: N 1 servant servant retainer follower henchman servitor domestic menial help lady help employe …   English dictionary for students

• servant — In older usage, a menial or domestic. In modern times, an employee performing any particular sort of service, at least service which is directed so as not to require the exercise of discretion or executive ability. 35 Am J1st M & S § 2. A person… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• servant — An employee. One employed to perform service in master s affairs, whose physical conduct in performance of the service is controlled or is subject to right to control by the master. Reiling v. Missouri Ins. Co., 236 Mo.App. 164, 153 S.W.2d 79;… …   Black's law dictionary

• Under the hand of — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Under foot — Foot Foot (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Under Secretary's Lodge — The Under Secretary s Lodge ( ga. Lóisteáil na Fo Rúnaí) was formerly the Dublin residence of the British Under Secretary for Ireland (the British Administration s chief civil servant) . After the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922, the… …   Wikipedia

• Under the Net — infobox Book | name = Under the Net image caption = a recent cover author = Iris Murdoch cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English genre = publisher = Chatto Windus release date = 1954 media type = Print pages = 286pp isbn =… …   Wikipedia