servility

noun

Definition of servilitynext
as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person the joy that emancipation must have brought to people who had known only servility since birth

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Recent Examples of servility Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping . — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for servility
  1. slavery
  2. servitude
Noun
  • Six months later, the ratification of the 13th Amendment permanently ended slavery in the United States.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Many abolitionists and Quakers – who fought to ban slavery – initially supported the colonization society’s removal efforts as a means for helping Black residents escape the cruelty of American laws, especially the Fugitive Slave Acts.
    — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of slavery
Noun
  • There is virtually no chance Clark saw his time in the league as comparable to servitude.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Fertile women known as Handmaids are forced into reproductive servitude.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of servitude

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“Servility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servility. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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