• (a.) 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. • (a.) Subservient; obsequious. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/duteous/
Du'te·ous adjective [ 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. 2. Subservient; obsequious. « Duteous to the vices of thy mistres... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/133