obsequence

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noun

Compliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve.

OriginLatin obsequentia →
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Meanings

nounobsequence (countable and uncountable, plural obsequences)

plural obsequences

  1. countableuncountableCompliance, obsequiousness, deference, willingness to serve.

Origin

  1. Latinobsequentia
  2. Englishobsequence

Probably from Latin obsequentia, equivalent to obsequy + -ence.

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APA

obsequence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsequence

MLA

“obsequence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsequence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsequence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsequence.

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