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“obsequiousness” in Latin
obsequiumcomplaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flatteryobsequorto accommodate oneself to the will of another person; comply with, yield to, gratify, oblige, humor, submit; to yield to
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obsequiousness
obsequium, obsequentia (habit of yielding to the wishes and desires of others; the latter, *Caes., B.G., 7, 29): excessive obsequiousness, nimia obsequentia: to manifest obsequiousness toward anybody, alicui or alicujus voluntati morem gerere; alicui morigerari; alicui obsequi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obsequiousness?
- The usual Latin words for “obsequiousness” are obsequium, obsequor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.