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Webster 1913 Edition
Subserviency
{
Sub-serv′i-ence
,Sub-serv′i-en-cy
, }Noun.
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.