DEFERENCE


Meaning of DEFERENCE in English

/def"euhr euhns/ , n.

1. respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.

2. respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes.

[ 1640-50; déférence, MF, equiv. to defer ( er ) to DEFER 2 + -ence -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .