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eye-servant arch.|ˈaɪˌsɜːvənt|
[f. eye n.1 + servant.]
One who serves the eye; one who does his duty only when under the eye of his master or employer.
1552Latimer Serm. Lord's Prayer v. Wks. (Parker Soc.) 394 The most part of servants are but eye-servants. 1613Answ. Uncasing Machivils Instr. F iij b, Keepe not an eye seruant within thy doore. 1682J. Flavel Fear 19 ‘Tis the reproach of the servants of men to be eye-servants. 1832Carlyle Remin. i. (1881) 6 No one..will ever say, Here was the finger of a hollow eye-servant. |
