Definition of "servants" []

• Plural form of servant. (noun)

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• "When he sent messengers to Esau, in order to secure his respect, and impress him with an idea of his state and sway, he bade them tell him not only of _his_ RICHES, but of his GREATNESS; that Jacob had "_oxen, and asses, and flocks, and men servants, and maid servants_.""
• "The case of the Gibeonites, who, after becoming servants, still occupied their cities, and remained in many respects, a distinct people for centuries; [C] and that of the 150,000 Canaanites, the _servants_ of"
• "QUOTATION: Men in great place are thrice servants, —servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business."