English Explanatory Dictionary

obsequence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Compliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve.

Word forms

obsequence obsequences

Etymology

Probably from Latin obsequentia, equivalent to obsequy + -ence.

Related words

obsequency

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