See Also: servient(dictionary)
SERVIENT, civil law(law)

servient (iou)



servient adjective. M16.
[Latin servient- pres. ppl stem of servire SERVE verb1: see -ENT.]
Law. Designating (a tenement of) land whose owner is subject to an easement or servitude favouring the owner of a dominant land or tenement. M16.
Subordinate, subject to authority or rule. Formerly also, serving. Now rare. E17.