OBEDIENCE


Meaning of OBEDIENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əˈbi:djəns ]

n. 1 obeying as an act or practice or quality. 2 submission to another's rule or authority. 3 compliance with a law or command. 4 Eccl. a compliance with a monastic rule. b a sphere of authority (the Roman obedience). øin obedience to actuated by or in accordance with. [ME f. OF f. L obedientia (as OBEY)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.