sub·ser·vi·ent 
/səbˈsɚvijənt/ adjective
/səbˈsɚvijənt/ adjective [more subservient; most subservient] 1 : very willing or too willing to obey someone else
▪ She left her first husband because he wanted a subservient [=submissive] wife. ▪ She refused to take/accept/play a subservient role in their marriage. — often + to ▪ She refused to be subservient to her husband. 2 formal : less important than something or someone else — usually + to ▪ He believes that rights of individuals should be subservient to the rights of society as a whole.
▪ She left her first husband because he wanted a subservient [=submissive] wife. ▪ She refused to take/accept/play a subservient role in their marriage. — often + to ▪ She refused to be subservient to her husband.
— sub·ser·vi·ence /səbˈsɚvijəns/ noun [noncount]
/səbˈsɚvijəns/ noun [noncount]
