Master and servant

Master and servant or masters and servants describes a hierarchical relationship between an employer and a worker.

It may also refer to:

• Master and Servant Act, legal statutes in the United Kingdom in the 18th and 19th centuries
• Master and Servant Act 1889, repeal some UK laws and regulations
• Parable of the Master and Servant, morality story found in the Christian Gospels (specifically, Luke Chapter 17)
• Master and Servant (1979), novel by Kenyan writer David Mulwa
• "Master and Servant" (1984), a Depeche Mode song
• Masters and Servants, reality television show by RDF Media
• Respondeat superior, legal doctrine relating to an employer's liability for acts of his employees, also called the master-servant rule