OBEDIENT Meaning of OBEDIENT in English adj.1 obeying or ready to obey. 2 (often foll. by to) submissive to another's will; dutiful (obedient to the law). Derivatives: obediently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L obediens -entis (as OBEY) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012