servitude

1. (law) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner; the most common form is an easement.countableuncountable

2. (dated) Service rendered in the army or navy.countabledateduncountable

3. (obsolete) Servants collectively.countableobsoleteuncountable

4. (archaic) The act of serving (food or drink, etc.); service.Examples: "The usual routine of confections and pastry follows, after which a galore of fruits of all kinds, with a chassè of excellent Mocha, the immediate servitude of which, after good dining, is, I think, universally acknowledged to be a great exhiliration^([sic])."archaiccountableuncountable