lordly vs servile

lordly

adj
  • Of or relating to a lord. 

  • Having the qualities of a lord; lordlike; noble 

  • Appropriate for, or suitable to, a lord; glorious. 

  • Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. 

adv
  • In the manner of a lord. Showing command or nobility. 

servile

adj
  • Of or pertaining to a slave. 

  • Not belonging to the original root. 

  • Slavish or submissive. 

  • Not sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceding vowel, like the e in tune. 

noun
  • A slave; a menial. 

  • An element which forms no part of the original root. 

How often have the words lordly and servile occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )