Brewer's: Servus Servorum

(Latin). The slave of slaves, the drudge of a servant. The style adopted by the Roman pontiffs ever since the time of Gregory the Great is Servus Servorum Die.

“Alexander episcopus, servus servorum Dei, Karissino filio Willielmo salutem.” —Rymer: Foedera, i. p. 1.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Related Content