Both Uses of
deference
in
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
- Stephen, though in deference to his reputation for essay writing he had been elected secretary to the gymnasium, had had no part in the first section of the programme but in the play which formed the second section he had the chief part, that of a farcical pedagogue.†
Chpt 2
- He stood still in deference to their calls and parried their banter with easy words.†
Chpt 4 *
Definition:
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(deference) polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes