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servitude

servitude 1 : a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life ;specif : the state of being a slave [involuntary ] see also Amendment XIII and Amendment XV to the Constitution in the back matter 2 : a right by which property owned by one person is subject to a specified use or enjoyment of another used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana see also dominant estate and servient estate at estate compare easement apparent servitude : a predial servitude whose existence is perceivable by exterior signs or works (as an aqueduct or road) on the property legal servitude : a predial servitude that is created by a limitation under the law on the use of the property natural servitude : a predial servitude that arises from the situation of the estates (as from one being situated downhill from another) personal servitude : a servitude that burdens property in favor of a specific named person see also right of use, usufruct pre...