- your obedient servant
- very formal
used in the past as a way of ending a formal letter
English dictionary. 2014.
your obedient servant
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Your obedient servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
your obedient servant — very formal phrase used in the past as a way of ending a formal letter Thesaurus: expressions used in letters and correspondencesynonym letters and types of letterhyponym Main entry: obedient * * * dat … Useful english dictionary
your obedient servant — your loyal worker … English contemporary dictionary
Your humble servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Your most humble most obedient servant — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Servant — Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Servant of servants — Servant Serv ant, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a & p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf. {Sergeant}.] 1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on compulsion; a person who is employed by another for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obedient — o|be|di|ent [əˈbi:diənt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of oboedire; OBEY] 1.) always doing what you are told to do, or what the law, a rule etc says you must do ≠ ↑disobedient ▪ an obedient child obedient… … Dictionary of contemporary English
obedient — adjective 1 always doing what you are told to do by your parents, by someone in authority etc: an obedient and dutiful child 2 your obedient servant old use used to end a very formal letter opposite disobedient obediently adverb: She obediently… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
servant — Kanaka hana (male); wahine hana (female); kanaka lawelawe, kanaka, ōhua. See outcast, retainer. ♦ Anciently, attendants to a chief were privileged blood relatives who might not be dismissed; kauā (Biblical, servant) were despised outcasts… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
