- the quality of being slavishly submissive or fawning: The place was full of florists and decorators, all striving to outdo each other in servility to the bride-to-be.
- the quality of being extremely imitative or unoriginal, especially in the arts: Servility to a French European tradition may explain why these 19th-century poets failed to leave a mark on French Canada’s literary history.
- the state or condition of being a slave or servant: Under Guru Nanak, a people who had lived for centuries in total servility became valiant warriors against their oppressors.
