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semiservile

semiservile adjective: in a condition of semiservitude.

Adjective

semiservile (not comparable)

  1. In a condition of semiservitude.
    • The tenants, cotsetlas, geburs, and geneats, were the highest among the semiservile.1861, C. H. Pearson, Early & Middle Ages Eng. I. 201

Origin of semiservile

From semi- + servile.

Questions about semiservile

What does semiservile mean?
Semiservile means in a condition of semiservitude.
What part of speech is semiservile?
Semiservile is an adjective.

Words near semiservile in the dictionary

  1. semiseparate
  2. semiseptate
  3. semiserious
  4. semiseriously
  5. semiseriousness
  6. semiservile
  7. semiservitude
  8. semises
  9. semiset
  10. semisets
  11. semisevere

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