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assigned servant

assigned servant noun: a convict assigned to work as a servant for a free settler (either a male or female convict, and either a male or female settler).

Noun

assigned servant (plural assigned servants)

  1. (Australia, UK, historical) A convict assigned to work as a servant for a free settler (either a male or female convict, and either a male or female settler).
    • And be it further Enacted, by the authority and with the advice aforesaid, That the time during which every offender shall continue in or at any gaol, port, or place of confinement, penitentiary or factory, or as an assigned servant, shall be taken and reckoned in part discharge of the term of his...1831, British House of Commons, House of Commons Papers, volume 9, page 34
    • To be sure, the assigned servant is liable to be called upon, even in the middle of the night, “upon any necessary occasion or emergency;” but as this is an affliction, incident to every servant, bond or free, we must not consider it in any manner as a drawback upon his general advantages.[…]In the...1833, The Hobart Town Magazine, volume 1, page 71

Forms of assigned servant

pluralassigned servants

Questions about assigned servant

What does assigned servant mean?
Assigned servant means a convict assigned to work as a servant for a free settler (either a male or female convict, and either a male or female settler).
What part of speech is assigned servant?
Assigned servant is a noun.
What is the plural of assigned servant?
The plural of assigned servant is assigned servants.

Words near assigned servant in the dictionary

  1. assignation
  2. assignations
  3. assignats
  4. assigned
  5. assigned risk
  6. assigned servant
  7. assigned servants
  8. assignee
  9. assignees
  10. assigneeship
  11. assigneeships

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