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• ensures households run smoothly
• different titles depending on era and delegated tasks (listed below)
• servants would sleep in chambers together; women in one and men in the other; with the exception of higher paid members (chamberlain, cook, marshal, page, etc.)
• servants generally come from surrounding lands
• when nobles were away from the estate, many positions would be taken away excluding important staff (chamberlain, cook, lady’s maid, marshal, nursemaid, page, steward)
• servants sometimes made side money by exposing secrets of their estate; secrets they were privy to due to their inside knowledge
• servants were oftentimes loyal and bonded to their masters; after all, they grew up there and spent much time with the family
• servant’s life was strenuous work, but oftentimes fulfilling; many took pride in their work