Meek
Meek (mēk) , adjective
[Old English mek, meoc; akin to Icelandic mjūkr mild, soft, Swedish mjuk, Danish myg, Dutch muik, Gothic mukamōdei gentleness.]
1.
Mild of temper; not easily provoked or irritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Now the man Moses was very meek.
2.
Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face.
Her meek prayer.
Meek (-'n) , transitive verb
To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Also: Meeken