Obsequience (noun)
ob-see-kwee-ans
Compliance, obsequiousness, deference.
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Maunder (1785–1849), compiler of reference works. Probably from classical Latin obsequentia obsequence, remodelled after obsequious. Compare French obséquience.
Example sentences
“He was the perfect butler, full of grace and obsequience.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
