Serv"age (?), n. [Cf. F. servage.] Serfage; slavery; servitude. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Ser"val (?), n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zoöl.) An African wild cat (Felis
serval) of moderate size. It has rather long legs and a tail of
moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on the body and
rings of black on the tail.
Ser"val*ine (?), a. (Zoöl.) Related to, or resembling, the serval.
Serv"ant (?), n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of
servir to serve, L. servire. See Serve, and cf. Sergeant.] 1. One who
serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is
employed by another for menial offices, or for other labor, and is
subject to his command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the
benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate helper. "A
yearly hired servant." Lev. xxv. 53.
Men in office have begun to think themselves mere agents and
servants of the appointing power, and not agents of the government
or the country.