'Yielding and paying' definitions:

Definition of 'Yielding and paying'

From: GCIDE
  • Yielding \Yield"ing\, a. Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper. [1913 Webster]
  • Yielding and paying (Law), the initial words of that clause in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is mentioned and reserved. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Obsequious; attentive.
  • Usage: Yielding, Obsequious, Attentive. In many cases a man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean compliances for some selfish end. [1913 Webster] -- {Yield"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Yield"ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]