Both Uses of
subservient
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- It was at this period I learned that the destiny which seemed subservient to every wish formed by Napoleon, had bestowed on him a son, named king of Rome even in his cradle.†
Chpt 15-16 *
- God only knows that I retire from thee without pride or hatred, but not without many regrets; he only knows that the power confided to me has never been made subservient to my personal good or to any useless cause.†
Chpt 111-112
Definition:
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(subservient) serving in a less important role -- sometimes implying excessive submissiveness