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Subservience — Sub*serv i*ence, Subserviency Sub*serv i*en*cy, n. The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another s purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility. [1913 Webster] The body wherein appears… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subservience — [səb sʉr′vē əns] n. 1. the state or quality of being subservient 2. subservient behavior or manner; obsequiousness; servility: Also subserviency * * * See subservient. * * * … Universalium
subservience — index adhesion (loyalty), bondage, homage, servitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
subservience — [səb sʉr′vē əns] n. 1. the state or quality of being subservient 2. subservient behavior or manner; obsequiousness; servility: Also subserviency … English World dictionary
subservience — n. subservience to * * * [səb sɜːvɪəns] subservience to … Combinatory dictionary
subservience — subservient ► ADJECTIVE 1) prepared to obey others unquestioningly; obsequious. 2) less important; subordinate. DERIVATIVES subservience noun … English terms dictionary
subservience — noun 1. the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan all his actions were in subservience to the general plan • Derivationally related forms: ↑subserve • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status 2. in a… … Useful english dictionary
subservience — noun Date: circa 1676 1. a subservient or subordinate place or function 2. obsequious servility … New Collegiate Dictionary
subservience — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, agreeability, agreeableness, back seat, baseness, biddability, compliableness, docility, ductility, facility, flexibility, helotism, helotry, humbleness, humility, inferiority, juniority, lower status,… … Moby Thesaurus
subservience — sub ser·vi·ence || sÉ™b sÉœrvɪəns / sÉœËv n. quality of being subservient, servility, obsequiousness, extreme submissiveness … English contemporary dictionary
