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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERVIENT

a.[L. serviens.] Subordinate. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERVIENT

Serv "i *ent, a. Etym: [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See Serve. ]

 

Defn: Subordinate. [Obs. except in law. ] Dyer. Servient tenement or estate (Law ), that on which the burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. Cf. Dominant estate, under Dominant. Gale & Whately.