Middle English Dictionary Entry
obsequiǒus adj.
Entry Info
| Forms | obsequiǒus adj. |
| Etymology | L obsequiōsus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Obedient; dutiful, meekly compliant.
Associated quotations
- c1475 Mankind (Folg V.a.354)5 : Owr obsequyouse seruyce to hym xulde be aplyede, Where he was lorde of all and made all thynge of nought.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- a1500 ?Scrope Ribot First Monks (Lamb 192)124/15 : To the same Lord truly of a pur hert and good conscience thei myth be most obseqwyous.
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