(Pronounced deh-fuh.ren-shl)
Meaning: This adjective means polite and showing respect.
Origin: Originating in the 17th Century, it meant ‘bearing off or away’, from the French word deferent, which, in turn, was from, Latin deferentem- the present participle of deferre, meaning "to carry down or away". In Middle English, it was used as a word in Ptolemaic astronomy to explain the apparent motion of planets.
Example: People were always deferential to her.
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