κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
obsĕquenter: adv., v. obsequor,
I P. a. fin.
obsĕquentĕr¹⁵ (obsequens), par complaisance, condescendance, déférence : Liv. 41, 10, 12 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 11, 15 || -tissime Plin. Min. Ep. 7, 24, 3.