SUBSERVIENCIES

Noun

subserviencies

plural of subserviency

Source: Wiktionary


SUBSERVIENCY

Sub*serv"i*ence, Sub*serv"i*en*cy, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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