Meaning of SUBSERVIENCE
| Pronunciation: | | sub'surveeuns
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | obsequiousness, servility, subservientness |
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| | See Also: | | condition, status, submissiveness, subordinateness, subsidiarity, sycophancy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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