obsequence
[ ob-si-kwuh ns ]
/ ˈɒb sɪ kwəns /
noun
willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
Also
ob·se·que·ence
[ob-see-kwee-uh ns] /ɒbˈsi kwi əns/.
Origin of obsequence
1595–1605; < Latin
obsequentia, equivalent to
obsequent-, stem of
obsequēns present participle of
obsequī to comply with (see
obsequious) +
-ia
-ia
Words nearby obsequence
obscuration,
obscure,
obscurity,
obscurum per obscurius,
obsecrate,
obsequence,
obsequent,
obsequent stream,
obsequies,
obsequious,
obsequy