subservitude

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ servitude.

Noun

subservitude (uncountable)

  1. subservience.
    • 2007, Eleftheria Ioannidou, “Tragedy, Metatheatre and the Question of Representation”, in Staging of Classical Drama Around 2000:
      The subservitude of the art of theatre to the classical repertory impedes the evolution of theatre into a vigorous living experience.