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English
Etymology
From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.
Adjective
obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent)
- (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix:an infinitive power […] Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.
- (geology) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.
Noun
obsequent (plural obsequents)
- (geology) An obsequent geological feature.
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