'Duteousness' definitions:
Definition of 'Duteousness'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Subservient; obsequious. [1913 Webster]
- Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. --Shak. -- {Du"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Du"te*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]