ETYM Old Eng. meneal, from meine, maine, household, Old Fren. maisniée, maisnie, Late Lat. mansionaticum. Related to Mansion, Meine, Meiny.
1. Servile; tiresome and arduous; mean.
2. Belonging to a group of servants; performing domestic duties; serving.

ETYM Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi, fr. obsequi: cf. French obséquieux, See Obsequent, Obsequy.
Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner.
Servilely ingratiating; fawning.

ETYM Latin servile, from servus a servant or slave: cf. French servile. Related to Serve.
1. Pertaining to or involving slaves.
2. Submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior.
3. Involving slaves.
4. Pertaining to or like a slave; slavish; cringing.

1. Abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant; SYN. subservient, submissive.
2. Blindly imitative

ETYM Latin subserviens, -entis, p. pr. Related to Subserve.
Compliant and obedient to authority.