'Subserviency' definitions:

Definition of 'Subserviency'

From: GCIDE
  • Subservience \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. [1913 Webster]
  • The body wherein appears much fitness, use, and subserviency to infinite functions. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • There is a regular subordination and subserviency among all the parts to beneficial ends. --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]

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