serventism

noun

ser·​ven·​tism

sərˈvent‧ˌizəm,

-n‧ˌti-

variants or serventeism

-ntēˌizəm

plural -s

: the social convention countenancing the cavalier servente

Word History

Etymology

(cavalier) servente + -ism

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