obsequent

English

Etymology

From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence.

Adjective

obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent)

1. (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.

2. (geology) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.

Noun

obsequent (plural obsequents)

1. (geology) An obsequent geological feature.

References

• “obsequent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.