obsequent

adjective

ob·se·quent | \ ˈäbsəkwənt \

Definition of obsequent

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 obsolete : yielding, submissive, obsequious

2a of a stream : flowing in a direction opposite to that of the dip of the local strata and joining a subsequent valley developed along the strike of poorly resistant beds

b : produced by differential erosion of fault blocks and facing in a direction opposite to that of a previous fault scarp —used of fault-line scarps and cliffs

obsequent

noun

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plural -s

Definition of obsequent (Entry 2 of 2)

: an obsequent stream