servise

== Galician == === Verb === servise first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of servir == Middle English == === Alternative forms === cervice, serves, serveys, serveyse, service, serviz, servyce, servys, servyse, serwyse === Etymology === Inherited from Old English serfis, from Old French servise, from Latin servitium. By surface analysis, serven +‎ -ise. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛrˈviːs(ə)/, /ˈsɛrvis(ə)/, /-z(ə)/ === Noun === servise (uncountable) Service (performance of required tasks): The state of being employed; employment (often as a servant or attendant): Service or membership in a retinue or army. A certain kind or class of employment. The labour or money required by one's feudal lord. Loyalty or allegiance: Religious devotion or worship. Romantic or sexual devotion or aid. Feudal homage or allegiance; vassalage. A particular function or task: Payment for service; wages. A religious service or the directions for one. The provision of food at the table. (law, rare) The delivery of summons. Help; that which assists or grants advantage. Servitude, bondage, or subjugation. (rare) A servant or attendant. ==== Related terms ==== servisable ==== Descendants ==== English: service (see there for further descendants) Scots: service ==== References ==== “servī̆s(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === servise service (set of dishes or utensils) == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin servitium, from Latin servus. === Noun === servise oblique singular, m (oblique plural servises, nominative singular servises, nominative plural servise) service; servitude; vasselage church service ==== Related terms ==== servir ==== Descendants ==== → Old English: serfisMiddle English: servise, cervice, serves, serveys, serveyse, service, serviz, servyce, servys, servyse, serwyseEnglish: service (see there for further descendants)Scots: service French: service → German: Service → Austrian German: Servis → Hungarian: szerviz → Middle Irish: seirbís Irish: seirbhís Scottish Gaelic: seirbheis Norman: service