Meaning of servile in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• (grammar) An element which forms no part of the original root.

• A slave; a menial.

adjective

• Of or pertaining to a slave.

• Submissive or slavish.

  Example: servile flattery; servile obedience

• (grammar) Not belonging to the original root.

  Example: a servile letter

• (grammar) Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune.