Sub·miss' adjective [ Latin submissus , past participle of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit .] 1. Submissive; humble; obsequious. [ Archaic] 'Soft Silence and submiss Obedience.' Spenser. 'Stooping and submiss .' R. Latin Stevenson. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/224