servile

adj 1: pertaining to or involving slaves; "the servile wars of

Sicily"

2: submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a

servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper";

"servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"

[ant: {unservile}]

3: involving slaves; "Brown's attempt at servile insurrection"

[syn: {servile(a)}]

serve

To be a {server}, to provide a {service}.

E.g., "The {shttpd} serves requested documents to clients over

a secure link."

(1997-09-11)