Subservient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Subservient is an adjective meaning Useful in an inferior capacity.
Meaning
Useful in an inferior capacity.
More Meanings
- Obsequiously submissive.
- A person who is subservient to another; a subordinate.
Example Sentences
James Harrison, the tenant, was one of his subservients, chosen by him in consequence of his austere piety, and great influence with his sect […]
Sansa takes her place as ruler of the North, a free and independent land no longer subservient to anywhere else. And Arya does what she’s always done best: Make her own way, literally leaving everything she knows behind to see what’s over the next horizon.
Word Forms
- subservients
Synonyms for subservient
Depending on context, synonyms include subordinate, submissive, servile, slavish.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include submissive, subordinate, slavish, servile, tamed, slave.
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