dutiful

Words with a similar base: dutiful

'dutiful'

[dutiful.s.01] as in: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

Examples:
a dutiful child
a dutiful citizen
Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife

Origins

					dutiful (English)
├── -ful (English)
└── duty (English)
    └── duete (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── deu (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── deus (Latin)

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