English to English
noun
- the condition of being something that is useful in reaching an end or carrying out a plan
All his actions were in subservience to the general plan.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in a subservient state
source: WordNet 3.0
- abject or cringing submissiveness
source: WordNet 3.0
- The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility.
source: Webster 1913