/ əˈbiːdiənt; NAmE / adjective
obedient (to sb/sth) doing what you are told to do; willing to obey :
an obedient child
He was always obedient to his father's wishes.
OPP disobedient
► obedi·ence / -əns; NAmE / noun [ U ] obedience (to sb/sth) :
blind / complete / unquestioning / total obedience
He has acted in obedience to the law.
► obedi·ent·ly adverb
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IDIOMS
- your obedient servant
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French from Latin oboedient- obeying, from the verb oboedire , from ob- in the direction of + audire hear.