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ser·vi·tude /'sər-və-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd/ n

1: a condition in which an individual lacks liberty esp. to determine his or her course of action or way of life; specif: the state of being a slave

involuntary servitude see also amendment xiii and amendment xv to the constitution in the back matter

2: a right by which property owned by one person is subject to a specified use or enjoyment of another

— used chiefly in the civil law of Louisiana see also dominant estate and servient estate at estate 4 compare easement

apparent servitude: a predial servitude whose existence is perceivable by exterior signs or works (as an aqueduct or road) on the property

legal servitude: a predial servitude that is created by a limitation under the law on the use of the property

natural servitude: a predial servitude that arises from the situation of the estates (as from one being situated downhill from another)

personal servitude: a servitude that burdens property in favor of a specific named person see also right of use, usufruct

predial servitude: a servitude that burdens one item of immovable property (as a tract of land) in favor of another

◇ A predial servitude is transferred along with the ownership of the dominant estate, and the servient estate is always taken subject to the servitude. A predial servitude cannot be transferred separately from the dominant estate.