Both Uses of
servile
in
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- He was just proud enough to demand the most debasing homage of the slave, and quite servile enough to crouch, himself, at the feet of the master.†
Chpt 4
- The crouching servility, usually so acceptable a quality in a slave, did not...
Chpt 6 *servility = submissiveness
Definition:
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(servile) submissive -- typically excessively so (so submissive or eager to serve and please that one seems to have no self-respect)
or:
relating to the work that requires obeying demeaning commands
or:
slave-like or relating to slaves