eng: deference

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Meaning
means	(noun) a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean" deference, respect
means	(noun) courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy" deference, respectfulness, respect
means	(noun) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others compliance, deference, obligingness, compliancy, complaisance