deferential

[Eng. deferent; -ial.] Showing deference; courteously yielding to the views or opinions of others. "It made them emulous to merit the deferential treatment they received."-C. Bronte: Jane Eyre , ch. xxx i. děf-er-en-tial-lý, adv . [Eng, deferential ; -ly .] In a deferential manner; with deference.