Noun

• S: (n) deference, respect (a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard) "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"
• S: (n) deference, respect, respectfulness (courteous regard for people's feelings) "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"
• S: (n) complaisance, compliance, compliancy, obligingness, deference (a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others)