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English Dictionary: duteousness by the DICT Development Group
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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.
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