English to English noun
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the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan |  | Example: all his actions were in subservience to the general plan
source: wordnet30
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in a subservient state |  | source: wordnet30
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abject or cringing submissiveness |  | source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility. |  | source: webster1913
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