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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
noun courteous regard for people's feelings
noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
originFrom French déférence. Morphologically defer + -ence.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- refenced 14
- defence 13
- refence 12
- fenced 12
- fencer 11
- feeder 10
- fender 10
- reefed 10
- refeed 10
- fence 10
- decern 9
- decree 9