obsequious

Etymology

From Middle English obsequyous, from Latin obsequiōsus (“complaisant, obsequious”) , from obsequium (“compliance”), from obsequor (“comply with, yield to”), from ob (“in the direction of, towards”) + sequor (“follow”) (cf. sequel).

adj

1. Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
   Translation falls especially short of this conceit which carries the whole flamboyance of the Spanish language. It was intended as an obsequious flattery of the Condesa, and was untrue. 1927, Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, page 20
2. (archaic) Obedient; compliant with someone else's orders or wishes.
3. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.