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Unservice

Un-serv′ice

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Noun.
Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence.
[Obs.]
Massinger.

Definition 2024


unservice

unservice

English

Noun

unservice (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) neglect of duty; idleness; indolence
    • 1624, Massinger, Philip, The Parliament of Love”, in Gifford, William, editor, The Plays of Philip Massinger, Act 1, Scene 5, published 1845, page 152:
      And where you tax us for unservice, lady / I never knew a soldier yet, that could / Arrive into your favour;