English Explanatory Dictionary

subservient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Useful in an inferior capacity.
  2. Obsequiously submissive.
noun
  1. A person who is subservient to another; a subordinate.

Pronunciation

en-us-subservient.ogg

Word forms

subservient more subservient most subservient subservients

Etymology

From Latin subserviens, present active of subservio (“to serve under”).

Related words

obedient subordinate

Derived words

subservience subserviency subserviently subservientness unsubservient
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