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obsequent

British  
/ ˈɒbsɪkwənt /

adjective

  1. (of a river) flowing into a subsequent stream in the opposite direction to the original slope of the land

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Etymology

Origin of obsequent

C16 (in the obsolete sense: yielding): from Latin obsequī, from sequī to follow

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And he who persecuteth well learneth readily to be OBSEQUENT—when once he is—put behind!

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