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Meaning of obsequium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[ɔpˈsɛ.kʷi.ũː]

Definitions

complaisance, yielding, compliance, obedience; allegiance; deference, obsequiousness, flattery

declension-2, neuter

Equivalents

العربية انتماء
Български раболепие
Bosanski blazan
Čeština oddanost
Ελληνικά δουλοπρέπεια
Esperanto fideleco
Gaeilge dílseacht spleá
Gàidhlig ùmhlachd
עברית נאמנות
हिन्दी ज़लालत ताअत
Hrvatski blazan
Հայերեն քծինք քծնանք
日本語 媚び 忠誠
ქართული პირმოთნეობა
한국어 아첨 함 충성
Português adesão fidelidade filiação lealdade
Српски blazan
తెలుగు దాస్యము

Examples

“Sapienter vītam īnstituit: namque hōc tempore / obsequium amīcōs, vēritās odium parit.”

[How] wisely he arranged his life: for in this age flattery [gains] friends, truth provokes hatred.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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