Servitor

Servitor

In certain universities (including some colleges of University of Oxford and the University of Edinburgh), a servitor was an undergraduate student who received free accommodation (and some free meals), and was exempted from paying fees for lectures.

At Oxford, servitors were originally expected to act as servants to the fellows of their college. By 1852 this requirement had largely fallen into disuse, and the term had been replaced (often by Clerk or Bible-clerk) at most colleges. The last recorded use of the term in Oxford was in 1867 (at Christ Church; the following year the same people were called Exhibitioners). ["servitor" The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 4 Apr. 2000 [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50220807] Date of access 15 Oct 2006.]

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  • servitor — [sʉr′və tər] n. [ME servitour < OFr < LL servitor < pp. of L servire, to SERVE] a person who serves another; servant, attendant, or, formerly, soldier …   English World dictionary

  • servitor — UK [ˈsɜː(r)vɪtə(r)] / US [ˈsɜrvɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms servitor : singular servitor plural servitors an old word meaning a servant …   English dictionary

  • servitor — noun Etymology: Middle English servitour, from Anglo French, from Late Latin servitor, from Latin servire to serve Date: 14th century a male servant …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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