service of a (female) slave

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• SLAVE TRADE — Jews engaged in the slave trade – although they never played a prominent role in it – from the early Middle Ages to the early modern period. While it was not proscribed to pagans, none of the three monotheistic religions either prohibited slavery …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• service — service1 [sʉr′vis] n. [ME servise < OFr < L servitium, servitude < servus, slave: see SERF] 1. the occupation or condition of a servant 2. a) employment, esp. public employment [diplomatic service] b) a branch or department of this,… …   English World dictionary

• service — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French servise, from Latin servitium condition of a slave, body of slaves, from servus slave Date: 13th century 1. a. the occupation or function of serving < in active service > b. employment as a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• service — service1 /serr vis/, n., adj., v., serviced, servicing. n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. 2. the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the… …   Universalium

• service — I serv•ice [[t]ˈsɜr vɪs[/t]] n. adj. v. iced, ic•ing 1) an act of helpful activity; help; aid 2) the supplying or supplier of utilities, commodities, or other facilities that meet a public need, as water, electricity, communication, or… …   From formal English to slang

• service — noun 1》 the action or process of serving.     ↘an act of assistance.     ↘a period of employment with a company or organization: he retired after 40 years service.     ↘(often in phrs in or out of service) use for a particular purpose.… …   English new terms dictionary

• The Meermin slave mutiny — …   Wikipedia

• Arab slave trade — For the relation between the Islamic religion and the institution of slavery, see Islamic views on slavery. Part of a series on Slavery …   Wikipedia

• Sally Miller (American slave) — Sally Miller was an American slave who was freed after a Louisiana Supreme Court case in which it was ruled that she was in fact German immigrant Salomé Müller.*cite book author=Baily, John title=The Lost German Slave Girl publisher=Atlantic… …   Wikipedia

• SLAVERY — BIBLICAL LAW The Hebrew term for slave, eved (pl. avadim), is a direct derivation from the verb ʿbd, to work ; thus, the slave is only a worker or servant. The eved differs from the hired worker (sakhir) in three respects: he receives no wages… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Islam and slavery — The major juristic schools of Islam traditionally accepted the institution of slavery.Lewis 1994, [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/med/lewis1.html Ch.1] ] Muhammad and many of his companions bought, sold, freed, and captured slaves. Slaves… …   Wikipedia