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assigned servant — /əsaɪnd ˈsɜvənt/ (say uhsuynd servuhnt) noun Australian History a convict put into the charge of a private individual to work as a servant …
assigned — /əˈsaɪnd/ (say uh suynd) adjective 1. allocated; allotted. 2. Australian History made over into the service of a private individual: assigned convict; assigned servant …
public servant — A person employed by a government authority; a civil servant. This current meaning originated in the convict system. Unease about the term convict led to the creation of euphemistic terms, includinggovernment man (1797), assigned servant (1817),… … Australian idioms
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convict — 1. verb a) To find guilty b) as a result of legal proceedings, about of a crime Syn: sentence, disapprove See Also: conviction 2 … Wiktionary
