Verbal submission pronounced while seated (9)
I believe the answer is:
sedentary
'seated' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sedentary that I've seen before include "Involving little or no energy" , "describing many office jobs?" , "Tending to spend too much seated and taking little exercise" , "Still working" , "Sitting a lot and taking little exercise" .)