noun
Meaning 1
Used as a greeting, especially to a lady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
your servant
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noun
Meaning 2
Used as a closing of a personal letter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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pron
Meaning 3
I, me
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, humble
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History
Etymology
Seemingly from I am your servant.
Calque of Biblical Hebrew עַבְדְּךָ (ʿaḇdəḵā) and עַבְדְּכֶם (ʿaḇdəḵem)
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: palveluksessanne — archaic: greeting
- Hungarian: kezét csókolom — archaic: greeting
- Hungarian: alázatos szolgája — archaic: greeting
- Hungarian: alászolgája — archaic: greeting
- Finnish: Teidän — archaic: closing
- Chinese Mandarin: 在下 (zàixià) — Translations