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obsequent
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From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.
adjective more obsequent · most obsequent
- Obedient; submissive; obsequious. an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.
- Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
noun obsequents
- An obsequent geological feature.
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title = {obsequent},
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