Noun: subservience sub'sur-vee-un(t)s or ,súb'sur-vee-un(t)s
- In a subservient state
"His subservience to his boss was evident in every interaction";
- subservientness
- Abject or cringing submissiveness
"I find his subservience repellent";
- obsequiousness, servility
- 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"
Derived forms: subserviences
Type of: condition, status, submissiveness, subordinateness, subsidiarity
Encyclopedia: Subservience