subservience

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Etymology

From subservi(ent) +‎ -ence.[1]

Noun

subservience (usually uncountable, plural subserviences)

  1. The state of being subservient.
    • 2021 October 20, Christian Wolmar, “A stern test for Government's 'Levelling up' agenda”, in RAIL, number 942, page 45:
      But bureaucracy, the lack of an obvious champion and the reluctance of the DfT to commit to anything because of its subservience to the Treasury all make life difficult for the group.

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References

  1. ^ “subservience, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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