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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Subservience \Sub*serv"i*ence\, Subserviency \Sub*serv"i*en*cy\,
n.
The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental
fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's
purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility.
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The body wherein appears much fitness, use, and
subserviency to infinite functions. --Bentley.
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There is a regular subordination and subserviency among
all the parts to beneficial ends. --Cheyne.
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