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- English culture was by contrast immensely patriarchal, embracing a rigid gender hierarchy in which women were subservient to men. From the Cambridge English Corpus A peculiar organizational culture emerges in which each individual within the rigid hierarchy of authority relations becomes subservient to those above while dominating those below.
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Our word subservient is unusual because it actually comes from the Latin word of exactly the same spelling and almost the identical meaning — "subjecting to" or "complying with." Usually words change a little in spelling or meaning when they are adopted from another language, but this one did not.
The term “subservient” implies a more submissive and obedient nature, suggesting a willingness to comply without question. On the other hand, “subordinate” denotes a position of lower rank or authority within a hierarchical structure, without necessarily implying a submissive demeanor.
What does the word subservient mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the word subservient , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you are subservient, you do whatever someone wants you to do. 2. If you treat one thing as subservient to another, you treat it as less important than the other thing.
Definition of subservient in the English dictionary. The definition of subservient in the dictionary is obsequious in behaviour or attitude. Other definition of subservient is serving as a means to an end.
subservient (to something) (formal) less important than something else. The needs of individuals were subservient to those of the group as a whole. Every consideration was subservient to the overriding need to cut costs. Definition of subservient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people: Women were expected to adopt a subservient role / position. His other interests were subservient to his compelling passion for art. Synonyms. servile disapproving. slavish disapproving.
