servidume

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese servidũe (attested since the 13th century), from Latin servitūdinem (“servitude”). Cognate with Portuguese servidão and Spanish servidumbre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [serβiˈðumɪ]

Noun

servidume f (plural servidumes)

1. servitude
2. (law) right of transit through a private property that prevents another property from accessing a public way

References

• “seruiduem” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “servidume” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “servidume” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “servidume” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.