obsequious (adj) - excessively eager and attentive to follow, please, or obey; fawning, subservient
BREAKDOWN: OB- (toward) + SEQU- (follow) + -OUS (inclined to)
a sequence is one thing following after another; a succession
a sequel is something that follows, a continuation
“Bees are a good omen to Kings, for they signify an obsequious people.” —Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa