What does servidumbre in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word servidumbre in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use servidumbre in Spanish.

The word servidumbre in Spanish means servants, enslavement, bondage, slavery, serfdom, easement, continuous easement, water rights, right of way. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word servidumbre

servants

nombre femenino (conjunto de criados)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La servidumbre del palacio recibió a Rebecca.
The palace servants greeted Rebecca.

enslavement, bondage

nombre femenino (figurado (dependencia, sujeción) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las drogas pronto se convirtieron en una servidumbre para el joven.
Drugs soon became a bondage (or: an enslavement) for the young man.

slavery

nombre femenino (figurado (obligación molesta) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ir a trabajar todos los días no es más que una servidumbre.
Going to work everyday is nothing more than slavery.

serfdom

nombre femenino (Historia: sistema feudal) (historical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La servidumbre fue especialmente importante en la Edad Media.
Serfdom was especially important in the Middle Ages.

easement

nombre femenino (Derecho: obligación) (legal right to enter or pass through)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No pudimos cerrar la finca porque hay servidumbre de paso.
We couldn't close the farm because it is under easement.

continuous easement

(Derecho: obligación sobre una finca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

water rights

(derecho: obligación sobre una finca)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

right of way

(derecho: obligación sobre una finca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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