servĭtĭum (noun N) : servus.
* In abstr., the condition of a slave or servant, slavery, servitude (not so in Cic., who has servitus).
* Lit.: hoc tibi pro servitio debeo, as your servant, * Ter. And. 4, 1, 52: cum secum ipse reputaret, quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,Sall. J. 62, 9: neque desistam abstrahere a servitio civitatem nostram, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 9: militibus nostris Jugurthae servitium minari,Sall. J. 94, 4: genus servitii insolitum,id. H. 2, 81 Dietsch: servitii pretium,id. ib. 3, 61, 20; 3, 61, 1; 4, 61, 11: ductus ab creditore in servitium,Liv. 2, 23, 6: justum pati servitium (just before: regia servitus),id. 41, 6, 9: cum domus Assaraci Phthiam Servitio premet,Verg. A. 1, 285: aliquem servitio levare,to free from slavery,Hor. S. 2, 5, 99: servitio exire,Verg. E. 1, 41: servitium subire,Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 8.
* In concr., a body of servants, the class of slaves (collect.; class. in sing. and plur.).
* Sing.: ita nunc servitium'st,such are servants nowadays,Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 21: Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit,Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16: ut a servitio caveremus (cf. just before: examina tanta servorum immissa in populum Romanum),id. Har. Resp. 12, 25: nulline motus in Siciliā servorum Verre praetore ... facti esse dicuntur? ... coeptum esse in Siciliā moveri aliquot locis servitium suspicor,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 4, § 9: ex omni faece urbis ac servitio,id. Pis. 4, 9: calonum servitiique tertia (pars),Vell. 2, 82, 3; cf.: servitii decem milia offerebat,Tac. A. 12, 17: qui (gladiatores) e servitio Blaesi erant,id. ib. 1, 23 et saep.
* Plur.: servitia ad caedem et inflammandam urbem incitavit,Cic. Cael. 32, 78: vincula soluta sunt et servitia incitata,id. Leg. 3, 11, 25: opera facessant, servitia sileant,id. Fl. 38, 97; Sall. C. 24, 4; 46, 3; 50, 1; 56, 5; id. J. 66, 1; Liv. 2, 10; 6, 12; 28, 11; Col. 11, 1, 3 et al.
* Transf., of drones among bees: sunt autem fuci ... quasi servitia verarum apium,Plin. 11, 11, 11, § 27.
* = servi, servants as individuals: servitia regum superborum,Liv. 2, 10, 8: inopia servitiorum,id. 28, 11, 9: dilapsis etiam infimis servitiorum,Tac. H. 3, 84.