The Collaborative International Dictionary
Submiss
Submiss \Sub*miss"\, a. [L. submissus, p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.]
Submissive; humble; obsequious. [Archaic] ``Soft Silence and submiss Obedience.''
--Spenser. ``Stooping and submiss.''
--R. L. Stevenson.Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]
Wiktionary
submiss
a. (context obsolete English) submissive.
Usage examples of "submiss".
Neerer his presence ADAM though not awd, Yet with submiss approach and reverence meek, As to a superior Nature, bowing low, Thus said.