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. And floating straight, obedient
to the stream. Shak.
The chief his orders gives; the obedient band,
With due observance, wait the chief's command. Pope. Syn. -- Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.
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