obsequent adjective 2noun 1forms 3 adjective2 •Facing the opposite way of what would be expected, for example, a stream flowing towards higher elevation. •(no longer used) Obedient; submissive; obsequious.an infinitive power[…]Which hee alwayes findeth plyant, and obsequent to his pleasure, euen against the proprietie of its owne particular nature. — 1622 noun1 •An obsequent geological feature. formsobsequents · more obsequent · most obsequent