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Deferential
Answer for the clue "Deferential ", 8 letters:
obeisant
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Word definitions for obeisant in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. courteously deferential and respectful. alt. courteously deferential and respectful.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obeisant \O*bei"sant\, a. [F. ob['e]issant, p. pr. of ob['e]ir to obey.] Ready to obey; reverent; deferential; also, servilely submissive.
Usage examples of obeisant.
A markys whilom lord was of that lond, As were hise worthy eldres hym bifore, And obeisant and redy to his hond Were alle hise liges, bothe lasse and moore.