Bible Dictionaries
Deference

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard; respect; complaisance.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deference'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deference.html. 1828.