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  • noun Plural form of servant.

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Examples

  • When he sent messengers to Esau, in order to secure his respect, and impress him with an idea of his state and sway, he bade them tell him not only of _his_ RICHES, but of his GREATNESS; that Jacob had "_oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men servants, and maid servants_."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • When he sent messengers to Esau, in order to secure his respect, and impress him with an idea of his state and sway, he bade them tell him not only of _his_ RICHES, but of his GREATNESS; that Jacob had "_oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men servants, and maid servants_."

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • The case of the Gibeonites, who, after becoming servants, still occupied their cities, and remained in many respects, a distinct people for centuries; [C] and that of the 150,000 Canaanites, the _servants_ of

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • The case of the Gibeonites, who, after becoming servants, still occupied their cities, and remained in many respects, a distinct people for centuries; [C] and that of the 150,000 Canaanites, the _servants_ of

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • QUOTATION: Men in great place are thrice servants, —servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

    Quotations 1919

  • _Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor_, &c. The word here rendered _servants_ means SLAVES, converted to the Christian faith; and the word rendered _yoke_ signifies the _state of slavery_ in which

    Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors William Gannaway Brownlow 1841

  • _doule_ to a species of servants, the prophecy would have reference to persons of all ages, classes, and conditions -- _excepting certain descriptions of servants_.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • _doule_ to a species of servants, the prophecy would have reference to persons of all ages, classes, and conditions -- _excepting certain descriptions of servants_.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society

  • 1944Men in great place are thrice servants, —servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

    Quotations 1919

  • 12Men in great place are thrice servants, —servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business.

    Quotations 1919

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