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Where does “servage” come from?

servage (English) comes from Middle English servage, from Old French servage — vassaldom; servitude.

servage (English): Servitude; The devoted service of a lover

Definitions

  1. Servitude; The devoted service of a lover

Ancestry of “servage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishservage—
2Old Frenchservagevassaldom; servitude
Every word from Old French servage →