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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Obeisant, a. Also: obeysa(u)nt, obeyzantt, obaysant, obeciant. [ME. (1297) and e.m.E. obeysant, obeysch-, obeschaunt, obeisant, F. obéissant pres. p. of obéir Obey v., Obeis v.] = Obeisand.(1) c 1520 Q. Margaret in Doug. (Sm.) I. p. cii.
I salbe your humbill and obeysant sister in all thing 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 34.
Your lordschip humyll obaysant servitir 1593 Maxwell Mem. II. 175.
Ȝouris obeyzantt at all powar(2) 1456 Hay I. 113/26.
That a knycht aw to be obeysaunt till quham that [etc.] 14.. Reg. Maj. c. 48.
Als ilk woman is haldyn to be sa obeciant til hir husband 1531 Bell. Boece I. 92.
And thay wald … bot be obeisant to the empire of Romanis Ib. 17. Id. Livy I. 109/31. 1533 Boece Proh. 6 b. Ib. iii. xvi. 114 b.(3) ?1438 Alex. (c 1580) ii. 9986.
The quhilk kingis … War obeysant to his will 1531 Bell. Boece I. 78.
All regionis … ar obeysant to Romane lawis 1570 Sat. P. xiii. 164.(4) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 231.
This Reule was … abbot in … Patras, quhare mony religious men war obeisant under his cure