subserving, ppl. a.
(səbˈsɜːvɪŋ)
[f. subserve v. + -ing2.]
That subserves; subservient.
| 1621 Burton Anat. Mel. i. i. ii. ii, Ligaments, are they that tye the Bones together, and other parts to the Bones, with their subseruing tendons. 1893 Advance (Chicago) 2 Nov., Combine..against the ring and its boss and its subserving tool that now fills the Mayor's chair. [1895 W. H. Hudson Spencer's Philos. 124 In non-gregarious creatures, the only conflict is between self-subserving and race-subserving activities.] |