Definition of Obedeint
O*be"di*ent (?), a. [OF.
obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis.
p. pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.]
Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive
to restraint, control, or command.
And floating straight, obedient to the
stream. Shak.
The chief his orders gives; the obedient
band,
With due observance, wait the chief's command.
Pope.
Syn. -- Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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