servitour

Middle English

Alternative forms

servitoure, servitur, serviture, servytor, servytour, servyture

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin servītōr, servītōrem; compare serven.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɛrviˈtuːr/, /ˈsɛrvitur/

Noun

servitour (plural servitours)

A servant or attendant.
(specifically) A table-server.

Descendants

English: servitor

References

“servitǒur, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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