servitude
Webster 1828
SERV'ITUDE, noun [Latin servitudo or servitus. See Serve.]1. The condition of a slave; the state of involuntary subjection to a master; slavery; bondage. Such is the state of slaves in America. A large portion of the human race is in servitude.2. The state of a servant. [Less common and less proper.]3. The condition of a conquered country.4. A state of slavish dependence. Some persons may be in love with splendid servitude.5. Servants, collectively. [Not in use.]