Definition:
: marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
Etymology:
Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow
First Known Use: 15th century
Have you noticed how rich the 15th century was for language? I am seeing more and more "first known use" in the 15th and 16th centuries. Curious.
I quite liked this word, found in my reading yesterday. Time was, you'd just call someone a "brown-noser. However, obsequious is so much more descriptive and, well, just sounds better.
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