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Definitions for: 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: obsequiousness, servility, subservientness
See Also: condition, status, submissiveness, subordinateness, subsidiarity, sycophancy
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