obsequent

adj, noun — 3 senses

adj

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

Obsolete Obedient; submissive; obsequious.

an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature.1622, Martin Fotherby, Atheomastix:

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation.

noun

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

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences An obsequent geological feature.

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