MANSERVANT

man'sur-vant (`ebhedh): A male slave; usually coupled with maidservant or female slave (Genesis 12:16; Exodus 20:10; 1 Samuel 8:16; Job 31:13; Luke 12:45).

See SERVANT ; SLAVE; SLAVERY .

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Edited by James Orr, published in 1939 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.