deference
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ər noun
1.
respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another.
2.
respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes.
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| —n | |
| 1. | submission to or compliance with the will, wishes, etc, of another |
| 2. | courteous regard; respect |
| [C17: from French déférence; see | |
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Example sentences
Deference and obedience to one's elders are of the utmost importance, as are ideas of hospitality and social ties.
He responded with courtly deference, giving them his full attention.
Also, I have given up salt and coffee in deference to high blood pressure and alcohol in deference to methotrexate.
Once he broke it, whether out of conviction or in deference to fashion, he couldn't go home again.
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