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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Subservient; obsequious. Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. --Shak. -- {Du"te*ous*ly}, adv -- {Du"te*ous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: duteous adj : willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"; [syn: {dutiful}]
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