Definitions
a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
Word origin
From French déférence. Morphologically defer + -ence.
Used in a sentence
“The children treated their elders with deference.”
“By tidying his room, he showed deference to his mother.”
“Michael in turn benefits from Tom. He loosens up a bit, stops talking so much like one of the bad novels he used to read, and learns to give his intellect a rest once in a while in deference to the emotions.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Respectful yielding”9 letters
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