Meanings
nounsubservience (usually uncountable, plural subserviences)
plural subserviences · alternative subserviency
- uncountableusuallyThe state of being subservient.
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.
2021 October 20, Christian Wolmar, “A stern test for Government's 'Levelling up' agenda”, in RAIL, number 942, page 45
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 从属
- 从属 (cóngshǔ)state of being subservient
Danish underdanighed, servilitet
- underdanighedstate of being subservient
- servilitetstate of being subservient
- ydmyghedstate of being subservient
French soumission, servilité
- soumissionstate of being subservient
- servilitéstate of being subservient
- asservissementstate of being subservient
German Unterwürfigkeit, Untertänigkeit
- Unterwürfigkeitstate of being subservient
- Untertänigkeitstate of being subservient
- Dienlichkeitstate of being subservient
- Servilitätstate of being subservient
Irish spleáchas, spleá
- spleáchasstate of being subservient
- spleástate of being subservient
Italian servilismo
- servilismostate of being subservient
Japanese 屈従
- 屈従 (kutsujuu)state of being subservient
Persian ملازمت
- ملازمت (molâzemat)state of being subservient
Romanian servilism
- servilismstate of being subservient
Spanish servilismo
- servilismostate of being subservient
Cite this entry
APA
subservience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subservience
MLA
“subservience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subservience. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subservience,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subservience.
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