The Collaborative International Dictionary
Duteousness
Duteous \Du"te*ous\, a. [From Duty.]
Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
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Subservient; obsequious.
Duteous to the vices of thy mistress.
--Shak. -- Du"te*ous*ly, adv. -- Du"te*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
duteousness
n. The quality of being duteous.
Usage examples of "duteousness".
It was by her brave duteousness that his mutilated body was buried in the chancel of Chelsea Church.