subserviency en · NOUN
Etymology
From subservi(ent) + -ency.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually) Alternative form of subservience.
alt of subservience
At the same time, I would hint, that in all our proceedings the greatest caution and circumspection must be observed; and that every means employed should be in entire subserviency and conformity with the character and temper of her towards whom our views are directed.
1838, [Letitia Elizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter IV, in Duty and Inclination: […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 47–48:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subserviencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |