Main Entry: ser·vi·tude

Pronunciation: \ˈsər-və-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French servitute, from Latin servitudo slavery, from servus slave

Date: 15th century

1 : a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
2 : a right by which something (as a piece of land) owned by one person is subject to a specified use or enjoyment by another