duteous : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: duteous	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for duteous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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"; Synonym(s): dutiful, duteous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duteous \Du"teous\, 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"teously}, adv. -- {Du"teousness}, n.