Sub*miss" (?), a. [L. submissus,
p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.]
1. Submissive; humble; obsequious.
[Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser.
"Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson.
2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss
voices. [R.]
Sub*miss" (?), a. [L. submissus,
p. p. of submittere to let down, to lower. See Submit.]
1. Submissive; humble; obsequious.
[Archaic] "Soft Silence and submiss Obedience." Spenser.
"Stooping and submiss." R. L. Stevenson.
2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss
voices. [R.]