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subservience
sub·ser·vi·ent S0850800 (səb-sûr′vē-ənt)adj.1. Subordinate in capacity or function.2. Obsequious; servile.3. Useful as a means or an instrument; serving to promote an end.
[Latin subserviēns, subservient-, present participle of subservīre, to subserve; see subserve.]
sub·ser′vi·ence, sub·ser′vi·en·cy n.sub·ser′vi·ent·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | subservience - 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"condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" | | 2. | subservience - in a subservient statesubservientnesssubordinateness, subsidiarity - secondary importance | | 3. | subservience - abject or cringing submissivenessobsequiousness, servilitysubmissiveness - the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.sycophancy - fawning obsequiousness |
Translationsδουλοπρέπειαremissivit...subservience
Synonyms for subserviencenoun the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a planRelated Wordsnoun in a subservient stateSynonymsRelated Words- subordinateness
- subsidiarity
noun abject or cringing submissivenessSynonymsRelated Words |