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Obsequent

Obsequent \Ob"se*quent\, a. [L. obsequens, p. pr. of obsequi; ob (see Ob-) + sequi. See Sequence.] Obedient; submissive; obsequious. [Obs.]
--Fotherby.

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obsequent

a. (context obsolete English) obedient; submissive; obsequious.

Usage examples of "obsequent".

And he who persecuteth well learneth readily to be obsequent when once he is put behind!