All 6 Uses of
deference
in
Pride and Prejudice
- I assure you, that if Darcy were not such a great tall fellow, in comparison with myself, I should not pay him half so much deference.†
p. 49.7 *deference = polite respect
- Elizabeth was chiefly struck by his extraordinary deference for Lady Catherine, and his kind intention of christening, marrying, and burying his parishioners whenever it were required.†
p. 62.8
- She is the sort of woman whom one cannot regard with too much deference.†
p. 155.6
- Elizabeth was at no loss to understand from whence this deference to her authority proceeded; but it was not in her power to give any information of so satisfactory a nature as the compliment deserved.†
p. 280.9
- But the morrow passed off much better than she expected; for Mrs. Bennet luckily stood in such awe of her intended son-in-law that she ventured not to speak to him, unless it was in her power to offer him any attention, or mark her deference for his opinion.†
p. 358.7
- The fact is, that you were sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention.†
p. 359.6
Definition:
polite respect -- often when submitting to another's wishes