| a. | 1. | Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; |
| 2. | Subservient; obsequious. |
| Adj. | 1. | duteous - willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"; Synonyms: dutiful |
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