/səbˈsɜːviənsˈ/ – noun
Definition: 1. sự khúm núm. sự quỵ lụy;
2. sự phụ thuộc, sự phụ thuộc thực tế của bằng sáng chế này vào bằng sáng chế khác.
A more thorough explanation: Subservience is the state or quality of being subordinate, compliant, or obedient to someone or something else. It implies a position of inferiority or dependency.
Example: The employee’s subservience to his supervisor was evident in his willingness to comply with all requests without question.