Definition of servile

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

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Supparasite :: Supparasitation (n.) The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation.
Bordage :: Bordage (n.) The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his cottage.
Villain :: Villain (n.) One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant..
Crawl :: Crawl (v. i.) To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self; to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct.
Rep-silver :: Rep-silver (n.) Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain..
Dig :: Dig (v. i.) To work with a spade or other like implement; to do servile work; to delve.
Obsequious :: Obsequious (a.) Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess; cringing; fawning; as, obsequious flatterer, parasite..
Menial :: Menial (n.) A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices..
Abjectly :: Abjectly (adv.) Meanly; servilely.
Sycophant :: Sycophant (n.) A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially, a flatterer of princes and great men..
Truckler :: Truckler (n.) One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another..
Lackey :: Lackey (v.) An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
Root :: Root (v. i.) Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely..
Ape :: Ape (n.) One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic.
Adulation :: Adulation (n.) Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited..
Crouch :: Crouch (v. i.) To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe.
Labor :: Labor (n.) To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil..
Fawn :: Fawn (n.) A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy.
Obeisant :: Obeisant (a.) Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive..
Lackey :: Lackey (v. i.) To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.
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