noun
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the occupation or condition of a servant; service.
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employment, esp. public employment; service.
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work done for a master or feudal lord or work done or duty performed for another or others.
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the serving of God, as through good works, prayer, etc.
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a taking care of another a respectable or elder person or of the sick, injure, etc.; a diligent and attentive service.
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an act giving assistance or advantage to another.
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the act or manner of serving food (as in a hotel).
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a system or method of providing people with the use of something, as electric power, water, transportation, mail delivery, etc.; service.
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installation, maintenance, repairs, etc., provided by a dealer or manufacturer to purchasers of equipment; service.