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subserving, ppl. a.|səbˈsɜːvɪŋ|
[f. subserve v. + -ing2.]
That subserves; subservient.
1621Burton Anat. Mel. i. i. ii. ii, Ligaments, are they that tye the Bones together, and other parts to the Bones, with their subseruing tendons. 1893Advance (Chicago) 2 Nov., Combine..against the ring and its boss and its subserving tool that now fills the Mayor's chair. [1895W. H. Hudson Spencer's Philos. 124 In non-gregarious creatures, the only conflict is between self-subserving and race-subserving activities.] |