obedient

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority“an obedient soldier”“obedient children”“a little man obedient to his wife”“the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened — Edmund Burke”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Obedient \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. [1913 Webster]

And floating straight, obedient to the stream. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive. [1913 Webster]

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