6
deferential
4
regardful
3
respectful
3
submissive(adjective, subordinate)
2
compliant(adjective, subordinate)
2
dependent(adjective, subordinate)
2
dutiful
2
obedient(adjective, subordinate)
2
reverent
2
servile(adjective, subordinate)
2
subordinate(adjective, subordinate)
2
subservient(adjective, subordinate)
2
under(adjective, subordinate)
1
abject(adjective, humble)
1
bearing
1
bound(adjective, subordinate)
1
constrained(adjective, subordinate)
1
enslaved(adjective, subordinate)
1
enthralled(adjective, subordinate)
1
junior(adjective, subordinate)
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