submiss

[ suhb-mis ]

/ səbˈmɪs /

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adjective Archaic.

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Origin of submiss

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin submissus, past participle of submittere submit

Words nearby submiss

subminiature, subminiature camera, subminiaturize, subminimum, subminimum wage, submiss, submission, submissive, submit, submittal, submitted

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How to use submiss in a sentence

Probably his new allodial Ritter gentlemen were not the most submiss, when made hereditary?
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. III. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
For your interest or favour with him, you are to be the shorter or longer, more familiar or submiss, as he will afford you time.
Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter|Ben Jonson
To such of the Canons as he came upon, his Majesty was most polite; they most submiss.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Those entrusted with the power of office must also be the most obedient and submiss.
The History of Antiquity|Max Duncker

Lost, viii.: “In adoration at his feet I fell Submiss: he reared me.”
Milton's Comus|John Milton

British Dictionary definitions for submiss

submiss

/ (səbˈmɪs) /

adjective archaic, or poetic

docile; submissive

soft in tone

Word Origin for submiss

C16: from Latin submissus lowered, gentle, from submittere to reduce, from sub- + mittere to send

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