noun
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another.
The hotel provided slippers and a cotton robe, along with the usual basket of fruit, in deference to the visiting dignitary from Japan.
noun
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another.
The hotel provided slippers and a cotton robe, along with the usual basket of fruit, in deference to the visiting dignitary from Japan.