SUBSERVIENT


Meaning of SUBSERVIENT in English

adj. 1 cringing; obsequious. 2 (usu. foll. by to) serving as a means; instrumental. 3 (usu. foll. by to) subordinate. subservience n. subserviency n. subserviently adv.

[ L subserviens subservient- (as SUBSERVE) ]

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