obsequent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin obsequens, present participle of obsequi, from ob (see ob-) + sequi. See sequence. === Adjective === obsequent (comparative more obsequent, superlative most obsequent) (obsolete) Obedient; submissive; obsequious. (geology) Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation. === Noun === obsequent (plural obsequents) (geology) An obsequent geological feature. === References === “obsequent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.