Deference: alternatives and connections

Easiness of disposition.

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The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.

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Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.

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High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.

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An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…

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A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by success…

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A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a prop, are used instead of dice.

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To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.

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Serving to carry; bearing.

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Serving to carry; bearing.

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Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

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Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.

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of Oblige

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of Oblige

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Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to please; courtesy; civility.

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The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand, or proposal; concession; submission.

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Compliance; disposition to yield to others.

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To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.

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