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subservitude

subservitude noun: subservience.

Noun

subservitude (uncountable)

  1. subservience.
    • The subservitude of the art of theatre to the classical repertory impedes the evolution of theatre into a vigorous living experience.2007, Eleftheria Ioannidou, “Tragedy, Metatheatre and the Question of Representation”, in Staging of Classical Drama Around 2000

Origin of subservitude

From sub- + servitude.

Questions about subservitude

What does subservitude mean?
Subservitude means subservience.
What part of speech is subservitude?
Subservitude is a noun.

Words near subservitude in the dictionary

  1. subservient
  2. subserviently
  3. subservientness
  4. subservients
  5. subserving
  6. subservitude
  7. subsessile
  8. subsession
  9. subsessions
  10. subset
  11. subset classifier

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