Deference is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.
You can make 131 anagrams from letters in deference (cdeeeefnr).
1640-50; French déférence, Middle French, equivalent to defer(er) to defer2 + -ence -ence
Perhaps her deference to my uncle made me feel as if she and I were more on a level.
From the deference with which he was received they rightly guessed that he was the chief of the tribe.
Other themes are more character-based, such as the “Bowie, Cocteau, Visconti” section, in deference to dandies and dapper men.
Clotilde, herself, ceasing to smile, seemed to listen to him with deference.
Garson, however, was unconvinced, notwithstanding his deference to the judgment of his leader.
He oversaw a brutal regime, aimed at instilling respect, deference and acceptance of duty into the princes.
Yes, sir; but not my anxiety for your approbation, and my deference for your opinion.
He spoke with deference, but nevertheless there was a touch of reproach in his tone.
Heritage Action pushed for the government shutdown, but stayed out of the debt ceiling fight in deference to their funders.
Tall and taciturn, he exuded the easy authority of a young man used to money and the deference that came with it.
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