Etymology

From Old Portuguese servidom, from earlier servidõe, servidũe, from Latin servitūdine, ablative singular of servitūdō ‎(“slavery, servitude”), from servus ‎(“slave, servant”).

Compare Galician servidume and Spanish servidumbre.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨɾ.vi.ˈðɐ̃w̃/
• Hyphenation: ser‧vi‧dão