About The Word Subservience
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Subservience
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What's The Definition Of Subservience?
[n] abject or cringing submissiveness
[n] in a subservient state [n] 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" Synonyms | Synonyms for Subservience: obsequiousness | servility | subservientness Related Terms | Find terms related to Subservience: See Also | condition | status | submissiveness | subordinateness | subsidiarity | sycophancy Subservience In Webster's Dictionary \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.
The body wherein appears much fitness, use, and
subserviency to infinite functions. --Bentley.
There is a regular subordination and subserviency among
all the parts to beneficial ends. --Cheyne.
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