subservience; subserviency

subservience; subserviency is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] 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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