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Webster 1913 Edition


Obsequent

Ob′se-quent

,
Adj.
[L.
obsequens
, p. pr. of
obsequi
;
ob
(see
Ob-
) +
sequi
. See
Sequence
.]
Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
[Obs.]
Fotherby.

Webster 1828 Edition


Obsequent

OB'SEQUENT

,
Adj.
[L. obsequens.] Obedient; submissive to. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


obsequent

obsequent

English

Adjective

obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent)

  1. (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
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