† oˈbeisantly, adv. Obs.
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In an obeisant manner; obediently; deferentially; with an obeisance.
| c 1400 Lay Folks Mass Bk. App. iii. 126 Þerfore schulde he..obeschauntely seye to hym þus. 1507 Justes June 103 in Hazl. E.P.P. II. 124 By the kynge they past And obeysauntly doune theyr heedes they cast. 1555 Abp. Parker Ps. lxiii. 175 Obeysantly To lyft my handes. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 2 July 2/3, I..came in turn Of him myself obeisantly to learn. |