Servite

noun

Ser·​vite ˈsər-ˌvīt 

: a member of the mendicant Order of Servants of Mary founded in Florence, Italy, in 1233

Servite adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Servita, from Medieval Latin servus "servant" (after the order's Latin name Ordo Servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis "Order of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary") + -ita -ite entry 1 — more at serve entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined above