obsequens

Latin

Etymology

Present participle of obsequor.

Participle

obsequēns (genitive obsequentis, comparative obsequentior, superlative obsequentissimus, adverb obsequenter); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. complying, submitting, yielding, obsequious
    Synonyms: obsequiōsus, oboediēns, facilis
    Antonyms: sēditiōsus, tumultuōsus, turbulentus, obstinātus, difficilis

Declension

Third-declension participle.

1When used purely as an adjective.

References

  • “obsequens”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obsequens”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “obsequens”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “obsequens”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers