- Duteous
- Duteous Du"te*ous, a. [From {Duty}.]
1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a
superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed;
obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
[1913 Webster]
2. Subservient; obsequious. [1913 Webster]
Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. --Shak. -- {Du"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Du"te*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.