Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
servant .
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Examples
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~ That in the spring of the year 1795, this depont. heared a conversation between John Kenny and his Wife late at night, as she believed respecting Hay, that immediately after such conversation they called up Timothy Fowler their servt.
Gutenber-e Help Page 2005
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She is employed in the Secret Service Bureau, 8th A.C. Respy, your most obdt. servt.,
Between the Lines Secret Service Stories Told Fifty Years After Henry Bascom Smith
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Amiable princess of my Heart farewell -- Of that Heart which trembles while it signs itself Your most ardent Admirer and devoted humble servt.
Love And Freindship Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 1922
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'Your most obedient, and most oblidged humble servt
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878
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I beg you'l give my servt. any little thing he wants, and let him come off by the first ship without faile.
Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles Andrew Lang 1878
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Mercy Car, a negro man servant of John Gibbins Apothecary Quaco the servt. of ---- Dalton Quaco a Negro man belonging to mr.
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Have some fine hay put in my tick -- I shall know about a servt. today -- There is no news -- Jackson was in a day's march of McClellan from Staunton at last accts --
Augusta County: Jedediah Hotchkiss to Sara A. Hotchkiss, June 24, 1862 Jedediah Hotchkiss 1862
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The credit has been protracted beyond all usage in addition to which I am really much in want of money & shall be most particularly obliged to you if you would remit or caused to be remitted to me the amt. due very respectfully your obedt. servt.
Letters Concerning the Founding of the University of Virginia, 1827 1827
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Mr. Fay, who occupies dormitory No: 2. applied to me just now to have, if possible, some thing done to his chimney to prevent if from smoking -- I wish you would see whether there is any mode by which this inconvenience can be remedied -- I am Your obt. servt
Letters Concerning the Founding of the University of Virginia, 1827 1827
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I shall be pleased to continue to furnish colours for the U. provided the Proctor would guarantee the payments This communication is not however, at the instance of Mr V. & I should not have taken the liberty of mentioning the subject had not Mr B. hinted at a supply of Paints for the U. in a former letter I am, sir, with sincere respect your obedt servt
Letters to and from Jefferson, 1824 [a machine-readable transcription] 1824
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