SUBSERVIENT


Meaning of SUBSERVIENT in English

sub ‧ ser ‧ vi ‧ ent /səbˈsɜːviənt $ -ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of subservire 'to serve, be subservient' , from servire 'to serve' ]

1 . always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do – used when someone seems too weak and powerless

subservient to

Don remained entirely subservient to his father.

subservient role/position

His wife refused to accept a traditional subservient role.

2 . formal less important than something else SYN subordinate

subservient to

the rights of the individual are made subservient to the interests of the state

—subserviently adverb

—subservience noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.