Question

What is the meaning of the word deference as used in the last sentence of paragraph two?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:  

D)  

sign of respect or courtesy for another's position  

Explanation: because in the passage Excerpt from An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

Ambrose Bierce show that, familiar with him. In the code of military etiquette silence and fixity are forms of deference.