subservio

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Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ servio.

Pronunciation

Verb

subserviō (present infinitive subservīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive

  1. (with dative) to serve; be subservient to

Conjugation

References

  • subservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • subservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • subservio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.