Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing\.2. (n.) The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government of another; a state of obedience or submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and property depends on our subjection to the laws. Thesaurus acceptance acquiescence assent back seat complaisance compliance conquest consent deference domination enslavement homage humbleness humbling humiliation humility inferiority juniority kneeling lowliness minority nonopposal nonopposition nonresistance obedience obeisance passiveness passivity resignation resignedness second fiddle second string secondariness servility subjugation submission submittal subordinacy subordination subservience supineness third string yielding |
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