subservient
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Britannica Dictionary definition of SUBSERVIENT
[more subservient; most subservient]
1
:
very willing or too willing to obey someone else
— often + to
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She left her first husband because he wanted a subservient [=submissive] wife.
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She refused to take/accept/play a subservient role in their marriage.
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She refused to be subservient to her husband.
2
formal
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less important than something or someone else
— usually + to
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He believes that rights of individuals should be subservient to the rights of society as a whole.
