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Definition of Duteous
1. Adjective. Willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect. "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife"
Definition of Duteous
1. a. 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.
Definition of Duteous
1. Adjective. (archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Duteous
1. dutiful [adj] - See also: dutiful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Duteous
Literary usage of Duteous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Universal Magazine (1793)
"... the Mufe her duteous off'ring Such is the mind whom thou haft giv'n to bin'dj
His rapid flight to ludí a pitch in air. Bend from thy throne, ..."
2. A Tour in Tartan-land by Cuthbert Bede (1863)
"The Bridge of Sighs — The Necropolis — Beauty and appropriateness of its situation —
duteous care for the Dead — Heathen Tombstones in memory of Christians ..."
3. Picket's Juvenile Spelling Book: Or Analogical Pronouncer of the English by Albert Picket (1842)
"LO! the young stork his duteous wing prepares, His aged sire to feed with constant
cares; O'er hills and dales his precious load conveys, And the great debt ..."
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