Definition of "meekness"

But thou, O man of God, flie these things; and follow after righteousnesse, godlinesse, faith, loue, patience, meekenesse.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1 Timothy 6:11

Nor could Pym fail to notice that his old friend in rendering account of himself assumed the familiar meekness of the displaced person in the presence of his betters.

1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy