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subservience
noun(sub-ser-vi-ence)
in a subservient state
Synonyms: subservientness,
subservience
noun(sub-ser-vi-ence)
abject or cringing submissiveness
Synonyms: obsequiousness, servility,
subservience
noun(sub-ser-vi-ence)
the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
Examples:
All his actions were in subservience to the general plan.

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