"inservient" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more inservient [comparative], most inservient [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin inserviens, present participle of inservire. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} inservient (comparative more inservient, superlative most inservient)
  1. (obsolete) Conducive; instrumental. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-inservient-en-adj-IR0ujmoL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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