servitium

Latin > English

servitium serviti(i) N N :: slavery, servitude; slaves; the slave class

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

servĭtĭum: ii, n. servus.
I In abstr., the condition of a slave or servant, slavery, servitude (not so in Cic., who has servitus).
   A Lit.: hoc tibi pro servitio debeo, as your servant, * Ter. And. 4, 1, 52: cum secum ipse reputaret, quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret, Sall. J. 62, 9: neque desistam abstrahere a servitio civitatem nostram, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 9: militibus nostris Jugurthae servitium minari, Sall. J. 94, 4: genus servitii insolitum, id. H. 2, 81 Dietsch: servitii pretium, id. ib. 3, 61, 20; 3, 61, 1; 4, 61, 11: ductus ab creditore in servitium, Liv. 2, 23, 6: justum pati servitium (just before: regia servitus), id. 41, 6, 9: cum domus Assaraci Phthiam Servitio premet, Verg. A. 1, 285: aliquem servitio levare, to free from slavery, Hor. S. 2, 5, 99: servitio exire, Verg. E. 1, 41: servitium subire, Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 8.—
   B Transf., in gen., servitude or subjection of any kind: animi imperio, corporis servitio magis utimur, Sall. C. 1, 2: illi etiam tauros primi docuisse feruntur Servitium, Tib. 2, 1, 41; 2, 4, 1; Ov. A. A. 3, 488; cf. Verg. G. 3, 168; Col. 8, 8, 4: qui servitium (amoris) ferre fatentur, Ov. Am. 1, 2, 18: tanto infensius servitium, Tac. A. 1, 81 fin. —
II In concr., a body of servants, the class of slaves (collect.; class. in sing. and plur.).
   (a)    Sing.: ita nunc servitium'st, such are servants nowadays, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 21: Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit, Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16: ut a servitio caveremus (cf. just before: examina tanta servorum immissa in populum Romanum), id. Har. Resp. 12, 25: nulline motus in Siciliā servorum Verre praetore ... facti esse dicuntur? ... coeptum esse in Siciliā moveri aliquot locis servitium suspicor, id. Verr. 2, 5, 4, § 9: ex omni faece urbis ac servitio, id. Pis. 4, 9: calonum servitiique tertia (pars), Vell. 2, 82, 3; cf.: servitii decem milia offerebat, Tac. A. 12, 17: qui (gladiatores) e servitio Blaesi erant, id. ib. 1, 23 et saep.—
   (b)    Plur.: servitia ad caedem et inflammandam urbem incitavit, Cic. Cael. 32, 78: vincula soluta sunt et servitia incitata, id. Leg. 3, 11, 25: opera facessant, servitia sileant, id. Fl. 38, 97; Sall. C. 24, 4; 46, 3; 50, 1; 56, 5; id. J. 66, 1; Liv. 2, 10; 6, 12; 28, 11; Col. 11, 1, 3 et al.—
   B Transf., of drones among bees: sunt autem fuci ... quasi servitia verarum apium, Plin. 11, 11, 11, § 27.—
   2    = servi, servants as individuals: servitia regum superborum, Liv. 2, 10, 8: inopia servitiorum, id. 28, 11, 9: dilapsis etiam infimis servitiorum, Tac. H. 3, 84.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

servĭtĭum,⁹ ĭī, n. (servus),
1 servitude, condition d’esclave, esclavage : Ter. Andr. 675 ; Sall. J. 62, 9 ; 94, 4 ; Brut. d. Cic. ad Br. 1, 16, 9 ; Liv. 2, 23, 6 || [fig.] Sall. C. 1, 2 ; Virg. G. 3, 168 ; Ov. Am. 1, 2, 18
2 [sens collect.] la gent esclave, les esclaves : sing., Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9 ; Rep. 3, 16 ; Har. 25, etc. || pl., servitia concitat Cic. Cat. 4, 13, il soulève les esclaves, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 15 ; Leg. 3, 25 ; Liv. 2, 10, 8 ; 28, 11, 9.

Latin > German (Georges)

servitium, iī, n. (servus), I) die Sklaverei, der Sklavenstand, Sklavendienst, ego hoc tibi pro servitio debeo, als dein Sklave, Ter.: ducere alqm in servitium, Liv.: coniuges, liberos in servitium abstrahere, Liv.: civitatem a servitio abstrahere, Cic.: Graeciae demere grave servitium, Sall. fr.: servitio liberari, Colum.: servitio exire, Verg.: servitio premere Phthiam, Verg., Germanias, Tac.: iustum pati servitium, Liv. – übtr., von jeder Art von Dienstbarkeit, s. corporis (Ggstz. animi imperium), Sall.: s. (amoris) ferre, Ov. – II) meton., die Sklaven, sowohl im Plur. als (kollektiv) im Sing., das Sklavenvolk, pessimi servitiorum, Tac.: servitia sileant, Cic.: servitia concitare, Cic.: servitium in scaenam immissum, Cic.: servitii decem milia, Tac.