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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , present participle of subservire 'to serve, be subservient', from servire 'to serve' |
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sub‧ser‧vi‧ent
1 always obeying another person and doing everything they want you to do - used when someone seems too weak and powerless
2 formal less important than something else [= subordinate]
subservient to the rights of the individual are made subservient to the interests of the state
the rights of the individual are made subservient to the interests of the state —subserviently adverb
—subservience noun [uncountable]
