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subservience definition

sub·ser·vi·ence (səb sʉr′vē əns)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being subservient
  2. subservient behavior or manner; obsequiousness; servility
Also subserviency sub·ser′·vi·ency

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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