OBEDIENT

obedient. Obedient, a. submissive, obsequious, compliant

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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.