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subservience

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. subservience (noun)
  2. subserviency (noun)

sub·ser·vi·ence

noun \səb-ˈsər-vē-ən(t)s\

Definition of SUBSERVIENCE

1
: a subservient or subordinate place or function
2
: obsequious servility
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First Known Use of SUBSERVIENCE

circa 1676

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