Servitor

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In certain colleges of University of Oxford, a servitor was an undergraduate student who received free accommodation (and some free meals), and was exempted from paying fees for lectures.

Originally servitors were expected to act as servants to the fellows of their college. By 1852 this requirement had largely fallen into disuse, and the term had been replaced (often by Clerk or Bible-clerk) at most colleges. The last recorded use of the term in Oxford was in 1867 (at Christ Church; the following year the same people were called Exhibitioners).[1]

In certain magical traditions a servitor may refer to an entity created to bring e.g. luck or protection.

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  1. ^ servitor The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989. OED Online. Oxford University Press. 4 Apr. 2000 [1] Date of access 15 Oct 2006.