deferencen.

/ˈdɛfərəns/

Etymology: < French déférence (16th cent.), < déférer to defer v.²: see -ence suffix.

†1. The action of offering or proffering; tendering, bestowing, yielding. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [noun]

proffera1325

presentation1427

presentingc1430

offer1433

proposition1541

tender1577

tendry1624

tendering1625

offerture1631

proposala1640

deference1660

oblation1678

offering1706

porrection1715

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. iii. 35 Our deference of all honor and glory to that which we venerate.

2. Submission to the acknowledged superior claims, skill, judgement, or other qualities, of another. Often in to pay, show, yield deference.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > [noun] > submission to another's superior claims or quality

obsequency1595

application1605

deferency1678

deference1702

obsequience1830

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 19 He was..negligent..to correspond with Him with that deference he had used to do, but had the courage to dispute His commands.

1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example iii. i Now, Sir, you shall stay and see what a Deference they pay to my Skill and Authority.

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 62. ¶7 With all the Deference that is due to the Judgment of so great a Man.

1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne 196 Much of this evil has certainly proceeded from undue deference to authorities.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vii. 148 Charles often yielded a strange deference to minds inferior to his own.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 6 That voice of authority to which he would have paid most willing deference.

3. Courteous regard such as is rendered to a superior, or to one to whom respect is due; the manifestation of a disposition to yield to the claims or wishes of another. Const. to, †for.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun]

worthingeOE

respitea1382

honoura1425

respect1526

respection1528

regardfulness1571

respectiveness1608

modesty1616

respectfulness1625

deferencea1660

distance1667

respectance1820

unscornfulness1840

fealty1867

obsequiosity1878

deferentiality1880

a1660 H. Hammond Wks. (1684) II. i. 137 (R.) Why was not John who was a virgin chosen, or preferred before the rest?..his answer is, because Peter was the Elder, the deference being given to his age.

1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 80 Nor have they any more complyance one for another, than they have deference for strangers: for instead of being civil one to another [etc.].

1678 Lively Orac. v. §15. 296 I shall consider to which God himself appears in Scripture to give the deference.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 497. ⁋2 He was conducted from room to room, with great deference, to the minister.

1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) iv. 20 Their age and learning..entitle them to all deference.

a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) iii. 411 That indescribable and instinctive deference to the feelings of others, which constitutes the gentlemanly spirit.

4. in deference to: in respectful acknowledgement of the authority of, out of practical respect or regard to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [phrase] > out of respect for

in (also for, to) (a person's or god's) worshipeOE

in honour ofc1300

in the reverence that1389

at (the) reverence ofc1405

in deference to1863

1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 249 The resignation of a Prime Minister in deference to the will of the House of Commons.

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland ix. 228 In deference to public opinion, he granted some relief to the exiles from his privy purse.

1879 M. Arnold Irish Catholicism in Mixed Ess. 101 It is in deference to the opinion..of such a class that we shape our policy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	deference
释义	deferencen. /ˈdɛfərəns/ Etymology: < French déférence (16th cent.), < déférer to defer v.²: see -ence suffix. †1. The action of offering or proffering; tendering, bestowing, yielding. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > offer or action of offering > [noun] proffera1325 presentation1427 presentingc1430 offer1433 proposition1541 tender1577 tendry1624 tendering1625 offerture1631 proposala1640 deference1660 oblation1678 offering1706 porrection1715 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. i. iii. 35 Our deference of all honor and glory to that which we venerate. 2. Submission to the acknowledged superior claims, skill, judgement, or other qualities, of another. Often in to pay, show, yield deference. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > obedience > submissiveness > submission > [noun] > submission to another's superior claims or quality obsequency1595 application1605 deferency1678 deference1702 obsequience1830 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 19 He was..negligent..to correspond with Him with that deference he had used to do, but had the courage to dispute His commands. 1706 R. Estcourt Fair Example iii. i Now, Sir, you shall stay and see what a Deference they pay to my Skill and Authority. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 62. ¶7 With all the Deference that is due to the Judgment of so great a Man. 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne 196 Much of this evil has certainly proceeded from undue deference to authorities. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. vii. 148 Charles often yielded a strange deference to minds inferior to his own. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 6 That voice of authority to which he would have paid most willing deference. 3. Courteous regard such as is rendered to a superior, or to one to whom respect is due; the manifestation of a disposition to yield to the claims or wishes of another. Const. to, †for. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] worthingeOE respitea1382 honoura1425 respect1526 respection1528 regardfulness1571 respectiveness1608 modesty1616 respectfulness1625 deferencea1660 distance1667 respectance1820 unscornfulness1840 fealty1867 obsequiosity1878 deferentiality1880 a1660 H. Hammond Wks. (1684) II. i. 137 (R.) Why was not John who was a virgin chosen, or preferred before the rest?..his answer is, because Peter was the Elder, the deference being given to his age. 1662 J. Davies tr. A. Olearius Voy. & Trav. Ambassadors 80 Nor have they any more complyance one for another, than they have deference for strangers: for instead of being civil one to another [etc.]. 1678 Lively Orac. v. §15. 296 I shall consider to which God himself appears in Scripture to give the deference. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 497. ⁋2 He was conducted from room to room, with great deference, to the minister. 1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) iv. 20 Their age and learning..entitle them to all deference. a1854 H. Reed Lect. Eng. Hist. (1855) iii. 411 That indescribable and instinctive deference to the feelings of others, which constitutes the gentlemanly spirit. 4. in deference to: in respectful acknowledgement of the authority of, out of practical respect or regard to. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [phrase] > out of respect for in (also for, to) (a person's or god's) worshipeOE in honour ofc1300 in the reverence that1389 at (the) reverence ofc1405 in deference to1863 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. i. x. 249 The resignation of a Prime Minister in deference to the will of the House of Commons. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland ix. 228 In deference to public opinion, he granted some relief to the exiles from his privy purse. 1879 M. Arnold Irish Catholicism in Mixed Ess. 101 It is in deference to the opinion..of such a class that we shape our policy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.a1660
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