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Yielding and paying

Yielding \Yield"ing\, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved.
--Burrill.

Syn: Obsequious; attentive.

Usage: Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end. [1913 Webster] -- Yield"ing*ly, adv. -- Yield"ing*ness, n.