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obsequent

/ ˈɒbsɪkwənt /

adjective

  1. (of a river) flowing into a subsequent stream in the opposite direction to the original slope of the land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsequent1

C16 (in the obsolete sense: yielding): from Latin obsequī, from sequī to follow
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Example Sentences

And he who persecuteth well learneth readily to be OBSEQUENT—when once he is—put behind!

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