obeissant

Etymology: Middle English obeisaunce obedience, obeisance, from Anglo-French obeisance, from obeissant, present participle of obeir to obey

"Americans do not bow to royalty. In my view, when the royal is the ruling tyrant of a despotic regime, the wrong is compounded." Ann Althouse 2009

The long-obeissant American press is beginning to investigate more thoroughly and to question more forcefully.

First Light 2005

This country is full great, for it hath twelve principal kings in twelve provinces, and every of those Kings have many kings under them, and all they be obeissant to the great Chan.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

And also we have a king, not only for to do justice to every man, for he shall find no forfeit among us; but for to keep noblesse, and for to shew that we be obeissant, we have a king.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

And one of the masters told me, that the bowing of the head at that hour betokened this; that all those that bowed their heads should evermore after be obeissant and true to the emperor, and never, for gifts ne for promise in no kind, to be false ne traitor unto him for good nor evil.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

And his other brethren went to win them many countries and kingdoms, unto the land of Prussia and of Russia, and made themselves to be clept Chane; but they were all obeissant to their elder brother, and therefore was he clept the great Chan.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

The king of that isle is full rich and full mighty, and, natheles, he holds his land of the great Chan, and is obeissant to him.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

Now I have devised you many countries on this half the kingdom of Cathay, of the which many be obeissant to the great Chan.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

All the folk of that country be full obeissant to their sovereigns; ne they fight not, ne chide not one with another.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

And when he was thus chosen, he would assay if he might trust in them or no, and whether they would be obeissant to him or no.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004