Definition of Duteous. Meaning of Duteous. Synonyms of Duteous

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Definition of Duteous

Duteous
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.

Meaning of Duteous from wikipedia

- the day. The hymn was translated into English as Sing Alleluia forth in duteous praise by John Ellerton. Various melodies are currently in use. Hymn tunes...
- "Innsbruck", to a wide variety of text, of which the most common one is "The duteous day now closeth", a paraphrase of Paul Gerhardt's "Nun ruhen alle Wälder...
- God thy might" The Baptist Hymn Book, University Press, Oxford 1962 "The duteous day now closeth" ("Nun ruhen alle Wälder", Paul Gerhardt, 1647) "Thee will...
- A slightly more modern rendering, shortened and paraphrased, is "The duteous day now closeth" by Robert Bridges, in which version the hymn appears in...
- Death! Edgar: (4:23) I know thee well: a (4:25) serviceable villain; As duteous to the (4:27) vices of thy mistress As badness would desire. Gloucester:...
- with weary car, Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day, The eyes, ’fore duteous, now converted are From his low tract and look another way: So thou, thyself...
- 1903, the main text of which served more as an apologetic for Calvin: Duteous and grateful followers of Calvin our great Reformer, yet condemning an...
- **** of milk in childhood, and helped thee, playing a mother's part, duteous to thy needs. The Danish History, Book One Hadingus accepts Harthgrepa's...
- memorial of the acknowledged virtues of a most lamented aunt is erected as a duteous and grateful tribute by her nephew Colonel Newport. She died March 19th...
- established hits with a combination of self-****ured conviction and uneasy duteousness." He concluded that the album was overshadowed by its hit single. The...