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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Obsequent, a. [e.m.E. (1520), L. obsequens, obs. F. obsequent.] Compliant, obedient, dutiful. — 1569 Cal. Sc. P. II. 658.
[Wherein … you shall find me] maist willing and obsequent 1585 Calderwood IV. 406.
No disciple was more obsequent to his maisters a1639 Spotsw. Hist. 131.
He and the rest … should in all other things be most obsequent
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