obeyed
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Obey \O*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obeyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Obeying.] [OE. obeyen, F. ob['e]ir, fr. L. obedire, oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See Audible, and cf. Obeisance.]
1.To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of. [1913 Webster]
Children, obey your parents in the Lord.— Eph. vi. 1.[1913 Webster]
Was she the God, that her thou didst obey?— Milton.[1913 Webster]
2.To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by. [1913 Webster]
My will obeyed his will.— Chaucer.[1913 Webster]
Afric and India shall his power obey.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
3.To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm. [1913 Webster]